0 a person employed to work for a short period, especially in an office while another person is absent or when there is extra work:
1 to work as a temp:
2 a person employed to work temporarily for a business
3 someone who is employed to work for a company or organization for a short time, for example, when a permanent employee is away, or when there is a lot of work:
4 to work temporarily for a company or organization:
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.