temporarily

adverb

tem·​po·​rar·​i·​ly ˌtem-pə-ˈrer-ə-lē 

: during a limited time

Examples of temporarily in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Clayton County Water Authority officials said a service disruption that temporarily knocked out water to parts of the county was possibly a cyberattack. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Rainbow Bridge was temporarily closed while crews conducted the rescue but has since reopened. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Some production lines were temporarily halted and supply chains disrupted. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

His body was pulled out and temporarily stored in an alley across the street until the fire was put out and the city’s Medical Examiner’s office could claim his remains Wednesday night. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

temporary entry 1 + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for temporarily

• arbitrarily
• customarily
• militarily
• momentarily
• necessarily
• ordinarily
• secondarily
• voluntarily
• airily
• caroli
• merrily
• verily