is temping
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present progressiveof temp (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
tempnounan office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time; a temporary worker.
Example Sentences
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A 38-year-old self-described “law-school dropout,” she is temping at a nonprofit, identifies as an anarcho-communist, and is a proud member of Democratic Socialists of America.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2018
He has moved in with his girlfriend to save money and is temping as a Web designer while weighing a return to school.
From Time Magazine Archive
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