LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

ad tempus

ad tempus (not comparable)

Meaning

  1. not comparableon time, in time, punctually
  2. not comparabletemporarily
    Aedilis praeter Comitium ac Forum basilicasque etiam Capitolium ornavit porticibus ad tempus extructis […]As aedile, besides the Comitium and the Forum and its basilicas, Caesar decorated the Capitol too, temporarily erecting colonnades […]121 CE, Suetonius, De vita Caesarum 1 10
  3. not comparablefor the current time, for a while, at present
    Coluntur tamen simulatione dumtaxat ad tempus.But they are only honoured by pretense for a while.44 BCE, Cicero, Laelius de amicitia 15.53

Quick answers

What does ad tempus mean in Latin?
ad tempus, a adverb, means “on time, in time, punctually; temporarily; for the current time, for a while, at present”.