In plain English
This describes a problem that is happening for now, not one meant to continue. The software or service is having difficulty, and that difficulty is expected to end after a short time.
In context
Here, it reports that the service or processing is currently having a short-term problem.
- Situation
- Reading processing, queue, validation, success, warning, and error messages
- What it communicates
- describes the problem as a current service or processing difficulty
Meaning limits
The term itself does not say what caused the problem or exactly when it will end.
Examples
“The booking service had a temporary issue for about ten minutes, then worked normally again.”
“Support reported a temporary issue with card processing this afternoon.”