trăn'sĭ-tôr'ē, trăn'zĭ-
Not permanent; not lasting; fleeting; temporary
Likely to occur at any moment
Of an impermanent or insubstantial nature:
Lasting only a short time; short-lived; fleeting; momentary
Fleeting; evanescent.
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Running away or fleeing, as from the law.
Succinct; concise:
Having a short lifespan or a short annual period of aboveground growth. Used especially of plants.
Of, relating to, or limited by time:
Subject to sudden or frequent changes.
Having or tending to have a short life span or existence
Containing a large amount of shortening; flaky:
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Something that will last for only a limited period of time; transitory. Temporary is meaningless with regard to the duration of the length of time that it will last; however, it is used to designate absence of permanence.
Passing swiftly; not lasting
Lasting or existing only for a short time
A continuous, measurable quantity in which events occur in a sequence proceeding from the past through the present to the future.
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