momentarily

adverb

mo·men·tar·i·ly ˌmō-mən-ˈter-ə-lē

Synonyms of momentarily next

: for a moment

archaic : instantly

: at any moment : in a moment

Examples of momentarily in a Sentence

The wind let up momentarily, allowing us to start a campfire. He paused momentarily before finishing his speech. We expect them to arrive momentarily.

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The box-of-chocolates approach has come under much more pressure since then, as misleading or offensive results have come to be seen more and more as dangerous rather than merely quirky or momentarily regrettable. —

Jonathan L. Zittrain, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024 The cruel, the corrupt, and the accidentally lucky win, momentarily, until all is rendered unto rot and ruin forever. —

Chris Wallace, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024 All manner of mindless momentarily distracting entertainment scraps are thrown into this stew, from the Hokey Pokey to a lampoon of the birth of Jesus. —

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024 Three other trains were momentarily stuck in tunnels as well, but passengers were able to exit onto station platforms. —

Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for momentarily