tempŏrānĕus, a, um, adj. [tempus], happening or coming at the right time, timely, opportune (late Lat. for tempestivus): lux nostra erumpat, Aug. Conf. 13, 18 med.: (agricola) patienter ferens donec accipiat temporaneum et serotinum, i. e. the early and the latter rain, Vulg. Jacob. 5, 7.