Adjektiv

vorläufig

temporary, provisional, preliminary

Das ist nur eine vorläufige Lösung.

This is only a temporary solution.

Er wurde vorläufig festgenommen.

He was provisionally arrested.

[Adjective] + Noun temporary, provisional This is a vorläufiger plan.

[Adverb] for the time being I'll stay here vorläufig.

Synonyms: provisorisch, temporär; Antonyms: endgültig, permanent

Derived from 'vor' (before) and 'laufen' (to run). The idea is something 'running ahead' of the final thing.

Imagine a 'preliminary lap' ('vor' + 'lauf'). It's not the final race, so it's temporary.

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