as in shortly
at or within a short time
we'll be finished momentarily
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Recent Examples of momentarily
Zamiri exclaims, momentarily losing his cool and nearly spilling his tea.
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
Recurring parentheticals create nooks on the page, opening portals onto passing thoughts or faraway places (a balmy beach, a portside terrace), while forays into the present tense momentarily suspend narrative time with liveness and immediacy, particularly at moments of heightened emotion.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Purdue clawed back into the game in the third quarter, starting the period on an 11-4 run to momentarily clip UCLA’s lead back under 20.
—Benjamin Royer, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
The 26-yard touchdown put the Broncos momentarily in front with 55 seconds to go.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
Recurring parentheticals create nooks on the page, opening portals onto passing thoughts or faraway places (a balmy beach, a portside terrace), while forays into the present tense momentarily suspend narrative time with liveness and immediacy, particularly at moments of heightened emotion.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Purdue clawed back into the game in the third quarter, starting the period on an 11-4 run to momentarily clip UCLA’s lead back under 20.
—Benjamin Royer, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
The 26-yard touchdown put the Broncos momentarily in front with 55 seconds to go.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for momentarily
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Another speaker, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, spoke about his father’s family experience during the Holocaust when they were imprisoned at the Bergen-Belson concentration camp — the same one where Anne Frank died shortly before liberation.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Jackson County Public Library posted a statement on Facebook Sunday evening, shortly before the sheriff announced Morrow's arrest.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Debe's friend Christy Knapp testified to an encounter with Bob at his house, soon after Debe moved out.—
Sarah Prior,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Three technologies—horizontal drilling, injection of light hydrocarbon liquids to mobilize the oil, and use of progressive cavity pumps (inserted into a well to force the oil upwards)—were pivotal, first introduced in the 1990s and becoming widespread soon after.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Momentarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/momentarily. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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