temporary status

collocation in English

meaningsoftemporaryandstatus

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withstatus.
temporary
adjective
uk
/ˈtem.pər.ər.i/us
/ˈtem.pə.rer.i/
not lasting or needed for ...
See more attemporary
status
noun
uk
/ˈsteɪ.təs/us
/ˈsteɪ.t̬əs/
an accepted or official position, especially in a ...
See more atstatus

(Definition oftemporaryandstatusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftemporary status

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
The argument that temporary residents are entitled only totemporarystatusdoes not stand up.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We would therefore most strongly oppose the rapporteur's proposal fortemporarystatusto be extended to a maximum of 10 years.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Exceptional leave to remain is atemporarystatus.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The argument abouttemporarystatusdoes not hold water, even for our present policies.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The border crossing, which hadtemporarystatus, was a frequent cause of bottlenecks due to lengthy customs checks and inadequate facilities.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In the late 1980s, most of these early migrants were granted asylum, while those arriving later in the 1990s more often obtainedtemporarystatus.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Their reasoning behind thetemporarystatusgiven to tobacco had to do with low prices.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Since then, itstemporarystatuswas renewed for extended periods, until eventually it was regarded as a permanent structure.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This would not affect thetemporarystatusof the judge.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Cadena perpetua is identical except that it is a sentence of life as opposed to atemporarystatus.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition oftemporary
Go to the definition ofstatus
See other collocations withstatus