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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The administration’s actions faced significant legal and political opposition, and a federal judge temporarily blocked it from putting thousands of USAID workers on leave. A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2025 That access triggered a lawsuit by 19 states and has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge. Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2025 The Trump administration’s surprise federal funding freeze met widespread condemnation in Illinois, as state leaders scrambled to fight the spending pause that spurred chaos and confusion prior to being temporarily blocked by a federal judge minutes before it was set to go into effect Jan. 28. Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025 That temporary restraining order came one day after a federal judge in Baltimore temporarily blocked the executive order in response to a separate lawsuit filed on behalf of families with transgender or nonbinary children. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.

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