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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The airport temporarily closed following the crash, according to the DuPage Airport Authority. Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025 Murphy was temporarily reinstated under court order, then fired again when an appeals court overruled that order. Andrea Hsu, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025 While Section 123 tariffs are temporarily in place, the US Trade Representative could investigate and finalize Section 301 investigations into major trading partners, allowing the White House to impose longer-lasting tariffs to replace the IEEPA ones. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025 After temporarily succumbing to one of his deeply seductive illusions, the Big Other urges him to stop dreaming. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 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 19 Dec. 2025.

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