czasowy

Czasowy is a Polish adjective meaning relating to time or temporal. It is used to describe characteristics or phenomena that depend on time or occur within a time frame. In everyday language it can denote something that has a time dimension, such as a time period, a time-based measurement, or a change that unfolds over time. It is important to distinguish czasowy from tymczasowy, the latter being the standard word for temporary in the sense of lasting only for a short period.

Common uses and collocations include okres czasowy (time period), dane czasowe (time-related data, often in the context of time series), kategoria czasowa (temporal category), as well as warunek czasowy or ograniczenie czasowe (time condition or time constraint). In scientific, engineering and linguistic contexts, czasowy frequently appears in phrases like aspekt czasowy (temporal aspect) or zmiana czasowa (temporal change).

Etymology and language notes: czasowy is formed from the noun czas (time) with the suffix -owy, which signals belonging or relation. The word is more common in formal or technical language and in scholarly writing. In contrast, for expressing temporary duration the more common Polish term is tymczasowy, while czasowy emphasizes the dimension of time rather than the duration of existence. The adverbial form czasowo exists but is less common than tymczasowo when indicating temporary usage.