temporary substitute

collocation in English

meaningsoftemporaryandsubstitute

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temporary
adjective
uk
/ˈtem.pər.ər.i/us
/ˈtem.pə.rer.i/
not lasting or needed for ...
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substitute
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/us
/ˈsʌb.stə.tuːt/
a thing or person that is used instead of another thing ...
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(Definition oftemporaryandsubstitutefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftemporary substitute

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Her melodic continuity fails, and the plangent oboe serves as atemporarysubstituteduring a pause for recovery.
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The latter's duty is being provided for by the employment of atemporarysubstitute, who receives the wages proper to the assistant postman's duty.
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The work of an engineer absent on holiday is undertaken either by the remaining engineer or, if necessary, by atemporarysubstitute.
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Are they to be a permanent contribution or are they only atemporarysubstitutefor housing which is likely to disappear when the housing shortage disappears?
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In some cases the guardians are paying the medical officer his salary and also paying the substitute; in others the salary is paid to thetemporarysubstituteonly.
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While these arrangements were fairly satisfactory, they were necessarily of anad hocnature and provided only atemporarysubstitutefor permanent purpose-built facilities.
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A stub may simulate the behavior of existing code (such as a procedure on a remote machine) or be atemporarysubstitutefor yet-to-be-developed code.
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In the short term, if toothbrushing is impossible due to pain, as may occur in primary herpetic gingivostomatitis, chlorhexidine is used astemporarysubstitutefor other oral hygiene measures.
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The staff is reviewed from time to time with a view to further releases, as the temporary substitutes acquire experience.
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A large number of temporary substitutes for men called up for military service have already been taken on, and others will be engaged, if necessary, as occasion requires.
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