WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pro tempore adv 1: for the time being; temporarily; "accepting pro tem that hypothesis consistent with the facts"- J.W.Krutch [syn: pro tem, pro tempore] adj 1: for the time being; "he is the president pro tem"; "designated him to act as consul protempore"- H.H.Fiske [syn: pro tem, pro tempore]