transient
CEFR: C2
Lasting only for a very short time; impermanent, fleeting, and passing quickly through a place or state of affairs.
Synonyms
- ephemeral
- evanescent
- fleeting
Common Collocations
- transient nature
- transient population
- transient phenomenon
Example Sentence
Economists argued that the sudden spike in commodity prices was merely a transient inflationary shock rather than a permanent trend.