No. 1,125 in German
vorübergehend
Temporary.
In a sentence
Wir werden das Gebäude aus Sicherheitsgründen vorübergehend schließen.
We will temporarily close the building for safety reasons.
Here, 'vorübergehend' is used as an adverb describing the temporary closure of the building.
Die Maßnahmen sind nur vorübergehend und werden bald aufgehoben.
The measures are only temporary and will be lifted soon.
In this sentence, 'vorübergehend' acts as an adjective qualifying the noun 'Maßnahmen', emphasizing their temporary nature.
Das Projekt wurde vorübergehend eingestellt, um Überarbeitungen vorzunehmen.
The project was temporarily paused to make revisions.
Here, 'vorübergehend' functions as an adverb, describing the action of pausing the project as being temporary.
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