临时

Traditional form:

臨時

Pinyin (reading):

línshí

Definitions:

• as the time draws near
• at the last moment
• temporary
• interim
• ad hoc

Characters:

• 临 - to draw near, to approach; to descend
• 时 - time, season; period, era, age

Traditional characters:

• 臨 - to draw near, to approach; to descend
• 時 - time, season; period, era, age