This meaning refers to an employee hired temporarily, often through an employment agency.
The office hired a temp for two weeks.
She worked as a temp during the summer.
This informal abbreviation refers to the measured degree of heat or cold.
Check the oven temp before baking.
The room temp is too high.
As an informal modifier, temp describes work, staff, or arrangements intended to last only briefly.
He accepted a temp position.
The company needs temp staff for the holiday season.
As a verb, temp means working in a temporary position for a limited time.
She temped at several law firms.
He is temping until he finds a permanent job.
