Take the tour ×  If I had to describe a state that occurred only
for a certain amount of time, I'd simply use the adjective
"temporary" to describe the state (or the adverb "temporarily"
to describe the verb). What word describes a change by distance
(without regard to time)?  For example, if I were giving spoken
driving directions that go through a road whose name changes
from "Park Avenue" to "Main Street" and then back to "Park
Avenue", I might say:  Park Avenue changes temporarily to Main
Street.  I think most people would hear that and understand
clearly what I meant. However, "temporary" refers only to time
(not distance), which makes me question whether I'm correctly
using the word. After all, Park Avenue at mile marker 50 is
always Park Avenue. What's a more appropriate adverb to describe
"changes" in this context?  share|improve this question It is
the name that changes, not the street, so maybe you could say
something like, "One stretch of Park Avenue is called Main
Street." –  JLG Sep 5 '12 at 23:3