as in shortly
at or within a short time
we'll be finished momentarily
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
Play stopped momentarily, with the crowd at Capital One Arena giving the Capitals’ star a standing ovation.
—Homero De La Fuente, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Fans even saw Sol up close and personal when the singer momentarily vanished from the stage and sauntered down the aisle.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2025
Breaking The One Big Brain Bet Let’s momentarily put aside the attainment of ASI and focus solely on the potential achievement of AGI, just for the sake of this discussion.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Momentarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/momentarily. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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