voorlopig — meaning in English
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English meaning
- makeshift adj Put together quickly as a temporary, improvised solution.
- provisional adj Temporary and meant to be replaced later by something permanent.
- transitional adj Relating to or marking a period of change between two states.
Senses
voorlopig is used for these senses in English:
- for now At the moment (suggesting a deferral of the likelihood of change).
- for the time being (idiomatic) Temporarily; for now; until later; until the situation changes; in an indefinite period of time.
- makeshift Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
- provisional Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.
- transitional temporary; pending the implementation of something new