Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbtemporarily; for the time being.
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adjectivetemporary
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adjectivefor the time being
adverbfor the time being; temporarily
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Origin
- Latinprō tempore
- Englishpro tem
Clipping of pro tempore, from Latin prō tempore (literally “for a time”).
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Danish p.t., fungerende
- p.t.temporarily
- fungerendetemporarily
- fungerendetemporary
German auf Zeit, vorübergehend
- auf Zeittemporarily
- vorübergehendtemporarily
- auf Zeittemporary
- vorübergehendtemporary
Japanese 仮に, 一時的に
- 仮に (karini)temporarily
- 一時的に (ichijiteki ni)temporarily
- 仮の (karino)temporary
- 一時的な (ichijiteki na)temporary
Polish ad hoc, doraźnie
- ad hoctemporarily
- doraźnietemporarily
Spanish protémpore
- protémporetemporary
Vietnamese tạm quyền
- tạm quyềnacting
Cite this entry
APA
pro tem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pro%20tem
MLA
“pro tem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pro%20tem. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pro tem,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pro%20tem.
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