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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

Related Dutch words