Transitory is an English word with synonyms like ephemeral or passing. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Transitory in a sentence
Transitory meaning
- Lasting only a short time; temporary.
- Of an action: that may be brought in any county
Synonyms of Transitory
Using Transitory
- The main meaning on this page is: Lasting only a short time; temporary. | Of an action: that may be brought in any county
- Useful related words include: ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient.
- In the example corpus, transitory often appears in combinations such as: be transitory, the transitory, transitory as.
Context around Transitory
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Transitory
- In this selection, "transitory" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, new, supreme, destocking and countenance stand out and add context to how "transitory" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include allows a transitory period to and beside that transitory countenance i. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "transitory" sits close to words such as absentees, accruing and aerosmith, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with transitory
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Is inflation 'peak' the new 'transitory'? (6 words)
The definitions I heard were transitory. (6 words)
However, it is also transitory by its own nature. (9 words)
Cooling US inflation "is certainly good news for the economy, but it is important to keep in mind that this is still a transitory situation," said Naeem Aslam, chief investment officer at Zaye Capital Markets. (35 words)
It's just an issue of where each player was in terms of how they were managing last year with tight supply, demand and their inventory positions and that should be transitory as we said. (35 words)
A few hours after the operation began, the Public Ministry reported that the Second Transitory Supreme Prosecutor's Office Specialized in Crimes committed by Public Officials raided the property, seizing goods and documents. (33 words)
Is inflation 'peak' the new 'transitory'? (6 words)
Example sentences (20)
A few hours after the operation began, the Public Ministry reported that the Second Transitory Supreme Prosecutor's Office Specialized in Crimes committed by Public Officials raided the property, seizing goods and documents.
And notably, we're experiencing some transitory destocking by customers.
Beside that transitory countenance I saw, scrawled into the frost on the surface of the ice, the word 'Deborah'.
But these transitory fluctuations in headline inflation caused mainly by food prices can also lead to a rise in non-food or core inflation due to higher inflation expectations.
Cooling US inflation "is certainly good news for the economy, but it is important to keep in mind that this is still a transitory situation," said Naeem Aslam, chief investment officer at Zaye Capital Markets.
Even as the economy recovered and inflation began rising, Fed officials kept the target rate unchanged, incorrectly believing that inflation was a “transitory” effect of gnarled supply chains.
Indeed, great hopes were held that any remaining regulations would be transitory as the sector moved towards reliance on competition law governance.
Is inflation 'peak' the new 'transitory'?
It appears that the transitory element was larger than thought.
It's just an issue of where each player was in terms of how they were managing last year with tight supply, demand and their inventory positions and that should be transitory as we said.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured South Africans that the new “transitory” Minister of Electricity will be bestowed with certain powers that will enable him to work towards ending loadshedding.
There's plenty of 'inflation is transitory' thinking in Japan right now but there's an extremely strong argument to ease out of YCC on a risk-management approach from where I stand.
After this one-time transitory measure, all Lok Sabha and assembly polls will be held simultaneously.
The Bank of England has admitted that it had thought high prices would be transitory.
The circular allows a transitory period to give ACH participants and CSOs time to make necessary preparations to ensure strict compliance with all the requirements by Jan.
However, it is also transitory by its own nature.
Simply put, the past administrations erroneously treated the favourable but transitory oil boom in the 80s as a permanent phenomenon, thereby neglecting other key sectors of the economy.
The definitions I heard were transitory.
The shrinking economy may also cause off-the-books jobs, like day labor, to disappear, making it harder for those who are transitory to eke out a living.
Under the scheme, overstay fees are waived, workers are offered free flights home, and transitory housing and food till their travel dates.
Common combinations with transitory
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- be transitory 5×
- the transitory 5×
- transitory as 3×
- are transitory 3×
- transitory period 2×
- more transitory 2×
- is transitory 2×
- to transitory 2×
- transitory shocks 2×
- only transitory 2×