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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Some of the support staffers were asked to come back temporarily. Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025 Judge Boasberg temporarily blocked such deportations under the AEA, before the Supreme Court early this month ruled that the Trump administration could resume them -- but said detainees must be given due process to challenge their removal. Laura Romero, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025 Last month, a judge ruled the CFPB had to be reinstated and the administration, temporarily, was not able to slash the workforce. Filip Timotija, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025 In response, Trump re-imposes the $800 de minimis exemption temporarily, allowing the package backlog to clear out. ASRock to Shift Manufacturing in Response to Trump's China Tariffs The Taiwanese motherboard and GPU vendor may avoid price increases for now, though, citing a competitive market. Pcmag Staff, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 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 22 Apr. 2025.

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