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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| for the moment | /x/x | Phrase, Adverb |
| temporarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| awhile | x/ | Adverb |
| now and again | //x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| provisionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| now and then | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| momentarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| henceforth | // | Adverb |
| all the while | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| someday | /x | Adverb |
| by and by | /// | Phrase, Adverb, Noun |
| briefly | /x | Adverb |
| for the long haul | /x// | Phrase, Adverb |
| transiently | /xxx | Adverb |
| sooner or later | /x//x | Phrase, Adverb |
| presently | /xx | Adverb |
| meantime | /x | Noun |
| indefinitely | x/xxx | Adverb |
| later on | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| pro tem | // | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective |
| hereafter | x/x | Adverb |
| once in a while | /xx/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| forever | x/x | Adverb |
| just yet | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| hence | / | Adverb |
| some | / | Adverb |
| temporally | /xxx | Adverb |
| for the most part | /x// | Phrase, Adverb |
| for good and all | ///x | Phrase, Adverb |
| these days | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| henceforward | //x | Adverb |
| every so often | /xx//x | Phrase, Adverb |
| right now | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| forevermore | x/xx | Adverb |
| later | /x | Adjective |
| so far | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| nowadays | /xx | Adverb |
| at once | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| all the same | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| in effect | xx/ | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| on and off | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| occasionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| thenceforth | x/ | Adverb |
| sort of | // | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| if nothing else | //x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| permanently | /xxx | Adverb |
| thus far | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| all along | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| more often than not | //x// | Phrase, Adverb |
| this minute | //x | Phrase, Adverb |
| sooner rather than later | /x/x//x | Phrase, Adverb |
| always | /x | Adverb |
| right away | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| tomorrow | x/x | Noun |
| then and there | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| from now on | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| whilst | / | Adverb |
| ahead | x/ | Adverb |
| thereafter | x/x | Adverb |
| situationally | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| still | / | Adverb |
| all the time | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| going forward | /x/x | Phrase, Adverb |
| ever | /x | Adverb |
| once and for all | //// | Phrase, Adverb |
| be that as it may | ///// | Phrase |
| in a nutshell | xx/x | Phrase, Adverb |
| however | x/x | Adverb |
| eternally | x/xx | Adverb |
| all in good time | /x// | Phrase, Adverb |
| if need be | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| ever after | /x/x | Phrase, Adverb |
| alias | /xx | Noun |
| throughout | x/ | Adverb |
| lately | /x | Adverb |
| soon | / | Adverb |
| anon | xx | Noun |
| kind of | // | Phrase, Noun |
| long | / | Adjective |
| by turns | // | Phrase |
| then again | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| shortly | /x | Adverb |
| just the same | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| today | x/ | Noun |
| whiles | / | Noun |
| forthwith | // | Adverb |
| at a stretch | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| initially | x/xx | Adverb |
| as a rule | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| instantly | /xx | Adverb |
| somewhere | /x | Adverb |
| immediately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| here and there | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| basically | /xx | Adverb |
| thereupon | xx/ | Adverb |
| for starters | //x | Phrase, Adverb |
| subsequently | /xxx | Adverb |
| effectively | x/xx | Adverb |
| up front | // | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| preliminarily | xxx/xx | Adverb |
| howbeit | /x | Adverb |
| oftentimes | /xx | Noun |
| in any way, shape, or form | x/x//// | Phrase, Adverb |
| somehow | /x | Adverb |
| as it were | //x | Phrase, Adverb |
| all of a sudden | //x/x | Phrase, Adverb |
| actuality | xx/xx | Noun |
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| age | / | Noun, Verb |
| airtime | /x | Noun |
| alien | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| alive | x/ | Adjective |
| altitude | /xx | Noun |
| am | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| amount | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| animal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| animation | xx/x | Noun |
| anytime | /xx | Adverb, Adjective |
| appearance | x/x | Noun |
| approximate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| arrival | x/x | Noun |
| attendee | x// | Noun |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| bearing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| beast | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| beat | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| becoming | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| beginning | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| bein | / | Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| beings | /x | Noun |
| belonging | x/x | Noun |
| between | x/ | Noun |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| blessedness | /xx | Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| body | /x | Noun, Verb |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| breath | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| brute | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| calendar | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| carrying | /xx | Noun |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cell | / | Noun, Verb |
| chance | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| change | / | Noun, Verb |
| cheer | / | Noun, Verb |
| chronological | xx/xx | Adjective |
| chronology | x/xx | Noun |
| clerical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| clip | / | Noun, Verb |
| clock | / | Noun, Verb |
| clone | / | Noun, Verb |
| coexistence | xx/x | Noun |
| combination | xx/x | Noun |
| coming | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| commensal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| conducting | x/x | Noun |
| conjunction | x/x | Noun |
| connection | x/x | Noun |
| constituting | /xxx | Verb |
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| continuance | x/xx | Noun |
| continuing | x/xx | Noun |
| continuum | x/xx | Noun |
| correctional | x/xx | Adjective |
| coup | / | Noun, Verb |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| creature | /x | Noun |
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| data | /x | Noun |
| date | / | Noun, Verb |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| daylight saving | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| daylight savings | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| deadline | /x | Noun, Verb |
| decade | x/ | Noun |
| delay | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| developing | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| diploid | xx | Adjective, Noun |
| doing | /x | Noun |
| due | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| duration | //x | Noun |
| during | /x | Noun |
| economic | xx/x | Adjective |
| embargo | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| emerging | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| emotional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| ephemera | x/xx | Noun |
| episode | /xx | Noun |
| epoch | /x | Noun, Verb |
| era | /x | Noun |
| essence | /x | Noun |
| eternity | x/xx | Noun |
| evening | /x | Noun |
| event | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| existence | x/x | Noun |
| existent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| existing | x/x | Adjective |
| fact | / | Noun |
| falling | /x | Noun |
| fauna | /x | Noun |
| first | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| flora | /x | Noun |
| fly | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fold | / | Noun, Verb |
| following | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| forming | /x | Noun |
| fourth dimension | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| fun | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fur | / | Noun, Verb |
| future | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| futurity | /xxx | Noun |
| getting | /x | Noun |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| grading | /x | Noun |
| greenwich mean time | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| greenwich time | /x/ | Name, Name |
| hand | / | Noun, Verb |
| haploid | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| happiness | /xx | Noun |
| hard time | // | Phrase, Noun |
| harm | / | Noun, Verb |
| height | / | Noun |
| here | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| high time | // | Phrase, Noun |
| history | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| hora | /x | Noun |
| host | / | Noun, Verb |
| hour | /x | Noun |
| hourly | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| human | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| hurry | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hybrid | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| inauthentic | xx/x | Adjective |
| individual | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| individuality | xxxx/xx | Noun |
| infinity | x/xx | Noun |
| innings | /x | Noun |
| installment | x/x | Noun |
| instance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| instant | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| instar | xx | Noun, Verb |
| intellectual | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| intelligence | x/xx | Noun |
| interferon | xx/x | Noun |
| interim | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| interval | /xx | Noun |
| itself | x/ | |
| jail | / | Noun, Verb |
| journey | /x | Noun, Verb |
| juncture | /x | Noun |
| junior | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| lang | / | Noun, Adjective |
| lange | / | Name |
| leave | / | Verb, Noun |
| length | / | Noun, Verb |
| level | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| lieu | / | Noun |
| life | / | Noun, Verb |
| lifetime | /x | Noun |
