noun, adverb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
short while; a little time; temporarily
Used as a noun, adverb, or no-adjective to indicate a brief period of time. Often appears in formal or written contexts.
We took a short rest.
暫時、状況を見守ることにした。
We decided to watch the situation for a while.
It was approved as a temporary measure.
暫時 shares the kanji 暫 with 暫定 but means 'for a brief time/moment', while 暫定 means 'provisional pending a permanent decision', not about duration.
A Sino-Japanese word inherited from Chinese 暫時, literally “a short time,” from 暫 “temporarily” and 時 “time.”