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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Adapt and innovate While uncertainty may temporarily reshape budget priorities, the denim industry’s commitment to sustainability remains steadfast. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 13 Nov. 2025 Proposition 50 is a constitutional amendment that allows the nation's most populous state to temporarily stop using a nonpartisan commission to draw congressional district boundaries. Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025 Uthmeier asked Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal for a speedy decision on reversing a lower court judge’s ruling temporarily blocking the college from handing over the land while the case proceeds. Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025 This releases adrenaline and norepinephrine, hormones that temporarily increase heart rate, alertness, and blood circulation. Lauryn Higgins, Time, 13 Nov. 2025 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 14 Nov. 2025.

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