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momentarily

adverb
mo·​men·​tar·​i·​ly | \ ˌmƍ-mən-ˈter-ə-lē How to pronounce momentarily (audio) \

Definition of momentarily

1 : for a moment
2 archaic : instantly
3 : at any moment : in a moment

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Examples of momentarily in a Sentence

The wind let up momentarily, allowing us to start a campfire. He paused momentarily before finishing his speech. We expect them to arrive momentarily.
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Recent Examples on the Web

Foster's home Traylor Stadium is closed for repairs momentarily. Adam Coleman, Houston Chronicle, "Friday night highlights: Lightning strikes, again," 30 Aug. 2019 Davis resurfaced Wednesday night at the Coliseum, at least momentarily. Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, "Khris Davis goes deep as A’s stay hot; A.J. Puk makes big-league debut," 21 Aug. 2019 Bermudez gets up and takes Kenney’s back momentarily but Kenney gets out of that and drops down a punch at the close of the second. Todd Martin, Los Angeles Times, "UFC 241 live updates: Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic," 17 Aug. 2019 Santana and her friends went into the bathroom momentarily. Gabrielle Russon, orlandosentinel.com, "Disney World settles lawsuit after child attacked at Epcot by Mickey Mouse ears-wearing teen," 17 June 2019 The events of the seventh inning justified these beliefs, at least momentarily. Nick Piecoro, azcentral, "Diamondbacks’ skid reaches five as Nationals finish sweep," 13 May 2018 When asked to run down the number of positions Caullin Lacy plays for the Faith Academy football team, coach Jack French paused momentarily. Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, "South Alabama commit Caullin Lacy, Faith Academy set sights on bigger goals," 29 July 2019 In dramatic video shared with Chron.com, her son can be seen playing at the edge of the driveway when a dog walks up to the group, pauses momentarily and attacks her son, knocking him to the ground. Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, "Watch a teenager save a young boy from a vicious dog attack in Conroe," 25 July 2019 The Cardinals center fielder became entangled with Correa and inadvertently spiked the shortstop's right elbow, momentarily causing numbness to his fingers. Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Astros' A.J. Hinch says Carlos Correa-Yairo Muñoz collision looked unintentional," 28 July 2019

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First Known Use of momentarily

1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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momentarily

adverb

English Language Learners Definition of momentarily

: for a short time : for a moment
US : very soon : at any moment

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