momentarily
for a moment; briefly: to pause momentarily.
at any moment; imminently: expected to occur momentarily.
Now Rare. instantly.
Origin of momentarily
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How to use momentarily in a sentence
Farmers, seed manufacturers, real estate developers and a few homeowners benefit, at least momentarily, but the gap between what the climate can destroy and what money can replace is growing.
Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration | by Abrahm Lustgarten, photography by Meridith Kohut | September 15, 2020 | ProPublicaBesides our vigilance about masking, it was a momentarily magical return to the before times.
People Are Dining Out, They Just Don’t Want Anyone to Know About It | Jaya Saxena | September 3, 2020 | EaterThe exchanged gluon might momentarily split into a “virtual” quark pair, for instance, before reconstituting itself in a flash.
The Mathematical Structure of Particle Collisions Comes Into View | Charlie Wood | August 20, 2020 | Quanta MagazineMagnetic resonance imaging uses a powerful magnetic field to align protons in a patient’s body in a certain direction and then uses radio waves to momentarily knock these protons out of alignment.
Facebook and NYU researchers discover a way to speed up MRI scans | Jeremy Kahn | August 18, 2020 | FortuneDuring rapid eye movements, the brain momentarily blinds us so that we don’t see our surroundings jump.
How Your Heart Influences What You Perceive and Fear | Jordana Cepelewicz | July 6, 2020 | Quanta Magazine
Somebody yanks Chan and elbows him and he is momentarily distracted trying to apprehend his assailant.
When asked about how his announcement from last November was affecting the race, Michaud seemed momentarily at a loss.
While attempting to pull a bin of canned food toward him, Bob is momentarily pulled underwater by a walker sneak-attack.
The Walking Dead’s Most Gruesome Scene Yet: ‘A Man’s Gotta Eat’ | Melissa Leon | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey are told that this event is important, and they may, momentarily, set aside their skepticism.
Scourges, he says, “are killers who act, momentarily, as agents freed from sacred order and its commanding truths.”
He had been momentarily forgetting care; was speaking gaily to his wife as they entered.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodA frown momentarily darkened the cloudless brow of Aristide Pujol.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeThe eye of Sin Sin Wa turned momentarily in her direction, but otherwise he did not stir a muscle.
Dope | Sax RohmerThe observation passed momentarily unnoticed, for Maude, whom Lady Hartledon had been obliged to release, would not be pacified.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodWilder was so touched by this burst of confidence that he momentarily forgot his happy thought.
The Woman Gives | Owen Johnson
British Dictionary definitions for momentarily
/ (ˈməʊməntərəlɪ, -trɪlɪ) /
for an instant; temporarily
from moment to moment; every instant
US and Canadian very soon
- Also (for senses 1, 2): momently (ˈməʊməntlɪ)
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