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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The traffic alert was released Thursday at 10:18 a.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Thursday at 10:25 a.m. U.S. 69 Current Incidents: Overland Park: College Boulevard temporarily closed The road is closed at College Boulevard and US-69 North in Overland Park. Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025 The move comes a week after the Supreme Court allowed Trump’s administration to suspend a Biden-era humanitarian parole program that let half a million people from the two countries, plus Nicaragua, temporarily live and work in the US each year. Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 5 June 2025 According to the New Rochelle Police Department, a 41-year-old man went to authorities on Dec. 6 and reported that Tyler, a longtime acquaintance who had been temporarily staying at his apartment, killed his English bulldog named Bruno. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025 In late May, a federal judge temporarily blocked an effort by the Trump administration to strip Harvard University of its ability to host international students. Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 5 June 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 11 Jun. 2025.

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