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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But in a statement, the Department of Justice said the decision to scrap the fund was in response to a federal judge’s ruling last week that temporarily blocked payouts from the fund while legal challenges remain pending. Ana Ceballos follow, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026 Los Angeles County firefighters have stopped the forward progress of a brush fire that temporarily halted traffic on the 5 Freeway in Castaic on Monday afternoon. Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 1 June 2026 But to mark a few recent milestones, some of the spacefarers aboard the orbital outpost temporarily hung up their spacesuits and instead donned their aprons. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 June 2026 Last week, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Administration from proceeding with any potential payouts using the fund for at least two weeks and scheduled a hearing on June 12 for arguments over whether to extend the order. Connor Greene, Time, 1 June 2026 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 5 Jun. 2026.

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