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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However, Free-For-Teacher accounts remain temporarily shut down while the company works through the issue. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026 Even the Saudis, no friends of Iran, are reported to have temporarily cut off access to American air bases out of anger at getting no heads up from the Americans about the latest decision to guide American ships through the strait. Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026 Advertisement Colon hydrotherapy may temporarily disrupt your gut microbiome or reduce its microbial diversity, Hazan says. Erica Sweeney, Time, 11 May 2026 Authorities last August removed Dodik from the post of the president and temporarily banned him from politics for disobeying Schmidt's decisions. ABC News, 11 May 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 18 May. 2026.

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