as in shortly
at or within a short time
we'll be finished momentarily
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Recent Examples of momentarily
The military’s calls for national unity have momentarily drowned out public concerns over political repression and the country’s deep economic woes.
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Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2025
When the vehicle travels over a bumpy road, the linear motors in the suspension system momentarily become generators, which increase the voltage on the low side of the converter.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
The journey doesn’t go well and Arco lands in 2075 in the middle of a forest, where Iris comes across his momentarily unconscious body.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
James fell to the floor in the paint, with DiVincenzo being assessed for an offensive foul, before momentarily lying on the court and briefly subbing out with the Lakers trailing 84-82 with 8:39 left.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 8 May 2025
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Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2025
When the vehicle travels over a bumpy road, the linear motors in the suspension system momentarily become generators, which increase the voltage on the low side of the converter.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
The journey doesn’t go well and Arco lands in 2075 in the middle of a forest, where Iris comes across his momentarily unconscious body.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
James fell to the floor in the paint, with DiVincenzo being assessed for an offensive foul, before momentarily lying on the court and briefly subbing out with the Lakers trailing 84-82 with 8:39 left.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for momentarily
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On Friday, May 3, 1337, Anglican priest John Forde began a walk along downtown London’s Cheapside street after vespers (evening prayers) shortly before sunset.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 June 2025
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Six drones hit a residential area in the city shortly before dawn, injuring nine others, according to authorities.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2025
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In Osceola, officials plan to soon implement FloodWise, a software technology that can predict where flooding will occur at the street level up to three days in advance of an approaching storm.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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The decline of men and concomitant rise of women in Democratic voting ranks has been observed for decades and is not expected to change drastically soon.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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“Momentarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/momentarily. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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