| transient(adjective, time, continue, limited, brief) |
| short-lived(adjective, time, continue, short, limited) |
| ephemeral(adjective, time, continue, limited, brief) |
| passing(adjective, time, continue, limited, brief) |
| fleeting(adjective, time, continue, limited, brief) |
| evanescent(adjective, time, continue, short, limited) |
| temporary(adjective, time, continue, short, brief) |
| fugitive(noun, adjective, time, continue, limited) |
| momentary(adjective, time, continue, short, limited) |
| brief(adjective, short, limited, temporary, transient) |
| fugacious(adjective, time, continue, short, limited) |
| impermanent(adjective, short, limited, brief, temporary) |
| volatile(adjective, limited, changeable, brief, temporary) |
| temporal(adjective, time, continue, temporary, transient) |
| short(adjective, present, limited, brief, temporary) |
| flitting(adjective, brief, transient, fleeting, short-lived) |
| instantaneous(adjective, immediate, transient, transientness) |
| fading(adjective, brief, transient, short-lived) |
| fly-by-night(adjective, transient, short-lived) |
| perishable(adjective, present, short, limited, brief) |