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[ adjective ] for the time being

Synonyms

pro_tempore

Examples

"he is the president pro tem" "designated him to act as consul protempore"- H.H.Fiske

Used in print

(Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)

If the acting captain wanted his acting lieutenant to sit on his ass around the station all night , Killpath would just have to go_out and drag Gun back by the heels once an hour ; because he 'd be damned if he was going_to be a mid-watch pencil-pusher just to please his ulcerated pro-tem captain .

Related terms

impermanent

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[ adverb ] for the time being; temporarily

Synonyms

pro_tempore

Examples

"accepting pro tem that hypothesis consistent with the facts"- J.W.Krutch

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