momentarily

/ˈməʊməntəɹəli/

adv 3

Collocations

ADJ.

alone, blinded, expected, interested, international, left, light, silent

VERB + MOMENTARILY

absent-minded, arrive, control, dimmed, flash, flock, guard, imagined

MOMENTARILY + NOUN

scoff

PREP.

down, from, up

Definitions

adv

In a momentary manner; for a moment or instant.

I imagined momentarily that it was four score and seven years ago, that I had just been brought forth from my mother[…]

The numbers thin out the further we get from London, so I don't feel guilty when I remove my mask momentarily to scoff some of the snacks I'd bought at Marylebone.

In a moment or very soon; any minute now, any time now.

The system will restart momentarily.

He told me, further, that the second coming was at hand--was looked for momentarily in Jerusalem.

Progressively; moment by moment.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — at any moment

momently

adverb — for an instant or moment

momently

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

I imagined momentarily that it was four score and seven years ago, that I had just been brought forth from my mother[…]

Wiktionary

The numbers thin out the further we get from London, so I don't feel guilty when I remove my mask momentarily to scoff some of the snacks I'd bought at Marylebone.

Wiktionary

The system will restart momentarily.

Wiktionary

I must have stolen it when I lost control of myself momentarily.

Tatoeba · #27713

I was absent-minded momentarily.

Tatoeba · #255037

Tom is expected to arrive momentarily.

Tatoeba · #1025046

Usage Notes

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