temping
temping — noun
1. short-term paid work, usually in an office, done while a permanent employee is a
short-term paid work, usually in an office, done while a permanent employee is away or during a busy period
Heloísa took up temping after finishing university, covering reception desks across the city.
collocation: take up temping
Temping gave Reema the flexibility to travel between contracts.
The agency found Tendai three months of temping at a law firm.
Adina decided that temping suited her better than a permanent nine-to-five role.
Wei turned to temping when the factory shut down and full-time jobs vanished.
- temporary work
broader term covering all short-term jobs, not just office fill-in roles
- contract work
implies a fixed-term legal agreement, often project-based rather than covering for someone
- freelancing
self-employed work for multiple clients, not arranged through an agency
- permanent employment
ongoing work with no fixed end date
用法筆記
When used before a noun — as in 'a temping job,' 'a temping role,' or 'a temping assignment' — 'temping' acts as a modifier describing the type of work. It is always attributive (never 'the job is temping') and typically refers to office or clerical roles.
常見錯誤
temping — verb
- tempingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- tempings3rd person singular
- tempinging-ing form
- tempingedpast simple
1. to do short-term paid work, especially office work, filling in for a permanent e
to do short-term paid work, especially office work, filling in for a permanent employee or covering extra demand
Kasia temped at three different companies before landing a full-time role.
pattern: temp at [company]
Heather is temping in the finance department while the manager is on leave.
present continuous: is temping
Karim decided to temp for a year after graduating from business school.
Tara temped as a data-entry clerk every summer during university.
The agency asked if I would temp at the clinic while their receptionist recovered.
文法句型
temp at [company]
temp as [role]
temp for [period]
用法筆記
Always intransitive. Common in spoken and informal business contexts. Distinguish from the noun sense: 'temping' (noun) names the activity; 'to temp' (verb) names the action of doing it.