as in shortly
at or within a short time
we'll be finished momentarily
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Recent Examples of momentarily
The best position player in baseball took an ever-so-quick glance at the runner, momentarily ignoring a ball traveling toward him at a high rate of speed.
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Sam McDowell May 22, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
People look up at it, then go back to their meals and conversations, as if momentarily distracted by the clitter-clatter of an errant fork.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
The idea is to appear sympathetic to well-meaning people whose attention lapsed momentarily, forgetting that their picnic spot was also a concert venue.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Kahn pauses, momentarily at a loss for words.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
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Sam McDowell May 22, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
People look up at it, then go back to their meals and conversations, as if momentarily distracted by the clitter-clatter of an errant fork.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
The idea is to appear sympathetic to well-meaning people whose attention lapsed momentarily, forgetting that their picnic spot was also a concert venue.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Kahn pauses, momentarily at a loss for words.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for momentarily
Adverb
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The property even served as the setting for Bert Stern’s famed 1962 photographs of Marilyn Monroe, taken shortly before her death.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The page anonymously issued opinions and news tidbits, and notably called out Gagosian director Sam Orlofsky for inappropriate workplace behavior; Orlofsky was dismissed shortly thereafter.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 June 2026
Adverb
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2026
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But that could change soon as the Bank of Japan has been hiking rates while hotter inflation has lifted Japanese government bond yields, which are now looking more attractive and emerging as an alternative to Treasury bonds.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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“Momentarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/momentarily. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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