temporarily

adverb

tem·​po·​rar·​i·​ly ˌtem-pə-ˈrer-ə-lē How to pronounce temporarily (audio)
: during a limited time

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Trump’s longtime goal Trump signed an executive order upon assuming office in January that seeks to deny citizenship to children born to parents who are living in the U.S. illegally or temporarily. Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025 Trump's order would deny citizenship to U.S.-born children of people who are in the country illegally or temporarily. Arkansas Online, 28 June 2025 The Trump administration had not asked – and the did not decide – whether the president can permanently deny citizenship to newborns whose parents were in this country illegally or temporarily. Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 June 2025 The Supreme Court recently ruled that the Trump administration has the authority to temporarily pause the CHNV parole program as the case went through the appeals process. David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for temporarily

Word History

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of temporarily was in 1534

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“Temporarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temporarily. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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