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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Several new companies have also been founded specifically to help AI data centers shift workloads and even use in-house battery storage to temporarily move data centers’ power use off the grid during power shortages. Conor Harrison, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026 Attorneys representing the women have requested that the DOJ commit to removing their identities from millions of publicly available files by noon on Wednesday, or else temporarily take the website down. Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026 Media night softened it temporarily and made entertainment out of the mundane practice of reporting. Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026 Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu was temporarily closed on Monday night after a pedestrian was struck and killed. Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 3 Feb. 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 10 Feb. 2026.

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