swing space

British  

noun

1. a temporary working environment, used esp while renovations are being carried out

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Example Sentences

School projects under the plan include a new high school, the renovation and expansion of two elementary schools — Cora Kelly and George Mason — and the transformation of an office building on the West End into “swing space” to house programs displaced by construction.

From Washington Post

The temporary quarters are dubbed the “swing space” because elected officials are swinging in now and will be swinging out when the Capitol project is completed.

From Los Angeles Times

Having refined their sales pitches to play up air filtration systems, flexible lease terms and swing space — “as you think about who’s going to be coming back in, or if you’ll need that large boardroom,” as Ms. Fair put it — brokers are back in their own workplaces in force, acknowledging that some things have changed while also seeking to prove to their clients, and themselves, that the office will soon return to something close to what it was.

From New York Times

Woodson’s swing space closed in 2011.

From Washington Post

In a written response, Metro officials wrote: “The savings estimates of the strategy considered the reduction of 100,000 square feet that would be achieved by consolidating multiple inefficient offices, plus the avoidance of cost for swing space and multiple moves.”

From Washington Post