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| brief(adjective, time, passing, transient) | |
| short-lived(adjective, time, continue, brief) | |
| ephemeral(adjective, time, continue, brief) | |
| passing(adjective, time, continue, brief) | |
| transitory(adjective, time, continue, brief) | |
| fugitive(noun, adjective, time, continue) | |
| evanescent(adjective, time, continue, brief) | |
| stopgap(adjective, substitute, replacement, backup) | |
| substitute(noun, adjective, present, reserve) | |
| fugacious(adjective, time, continue, brief) | |
| acting(adjective, continue, unsettled, substitute) | |
| interim(adjective, present, continue, substitute) | |
| fly-by-night(adjective, unreliable, brief, shady) | |
| volatile(adjective, present, brief, immediate) | |
| unstable(adjective, present, limited, brief) | |
| short-term(adjective, present, continue, limited) | |
| alternate(adjective, present, substitute, replacement) | |
| changeable(adjective, present, unstable, limited) | |
| pro tem(expression, adjective, continue, substitute) | |
| flitting(adjective, brief, transient, transitory) |
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