Transient

/ˈtrænziənt/ adjective easy

Lasting only a short time before passing or moving on.

The pain from the shot was transient, fading within just a few seconds.

Memory Trick

Transient comes from 'transire,' to go across -- like a transient guest who is only passing across your doorstep on the way somewhere else.

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Transitory

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