as in shortly
at or within a short time
we'll be finished momentarily
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Recent Examples of momentarily
Ballard’s pass to Hume is the trigger for Mukiele to start his overlapping run, because Lerma and Mitchell momentarily shift their attention to the ball.
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Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Eastern Time, is expected to begin momentarily and can be viewed in the player below.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
With his piercing gaze, he’d been known to freeze people momentarily in place, like a mesmerist.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Throughout spring training, beat writer Chad Bishop (more on him momentarily) and the rest of the crew will be posting shorter-style updates right here.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Eastern Time, is expected to begin momentarily and can be viewed in the player below.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
With his piercing gaze, he’d been known to freeze people momentarily in place, like a mesmerist.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Throughout spring training, beat writer Chad Bishop (more on him momentarily) and the rest of the crew will be posting shorter-style updates right here.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for momentarily
Adverb
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But shortly before the World Championships that year, Kayne was diagnosed with a stress fracture in her right knee, and the team was forced to pull out of Worlds.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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An oblique injury shortly before spring training last year, followed by a reaggravation, ultimately limited Assad to just eight big-league appearances (seven starts).—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The ailing astronaut and the three others returned to Earth more than a month sooner than planned.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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An account of the events from the Department of Homeland Security soon after the incident conflicted with the narratives from the two men and their family members.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Momentarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/momentarily. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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