1. contempor ary, one who5. tempor ary, that which
2. contemporaneous, quality of6. temporari ly, state of being
3. ex tempore, out7. tempor ize, do
4. tempor al, relating to8. tense
9. tempus fugit, flies

1. (con, together) One who lives at the same time together with another is his contemporary; occurring or existing at the same time.

3. Extempore means, literally, out of the moment. On the spur of the moment; without previous study or preparation.

4. Relating to time as opposed to eternity; earthly, transient; as, our temporal affairs.

5. That which lasts for a brief time only; not permanent; as, a temporary scaffolding.

7. To temporize is to comply with the time or occasion; to yield to the current of opinion or circumstances; to “do as the times do”.

8. The modification of verbs to indicate time, is called tense.

9. Tempus fugit is a Latin phrase frequently met with in English. It means, literally, time flies.

ten, tent, tain = hold.

1. abs tain, from 7. sus tain, (sub) under
2. con tain, together 8. ten ant, one who
3. de tain, from 9. tenet
4. detent ion, act of10. ten able, capable of
5. main tain, hand11. tenacious, quality of
6. re tain, back12. tenure, that which