as in shortly
at or within a short time
we'll be finished momentarily
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Under these pretenses, Wrapped is an abject failure, a cheap magic trick that momentarily distracts you from the gun being held to the back of your head.
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Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
Wallace had the ball momentarily, but cornerback Davison Igbinosun made a sensational play, ripping the ball away and securing it himself for the interception.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024
The gunman calmly walked toward the CEO and continued to shoot –– appearing to clear a jam with the firearm momentarily before shooting again, video shows.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
As the Dodgers officially welcomed their latest gazillionaire pitcher to a remodeling Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, the churning of the bulldozers in the infield was momentarily drowned out by the whining around the baseball world.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
Wallace had the ball momentarily, but cornerback Davison Igbinosun made a sensational play, ripping the ball away and securing it himself for the interception.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024
The gunman calmly walked toward the CEO and continued to shoot –– appearing to clear a jam with the firearm momentarily before shooting again, video shows.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
As the Dodgers officially welcomed their latest gazillionaire pitcher to a remodeling Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, the churning of the bulldozers in the infield was momentarily drowned out by the whining around the baseball world.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Momentarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/momentarily. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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