momentarily
adverb
mo·men·tar·i·ly
ˌmō-mən-ˈter-ə-lē 
Synonyms
Examples of momentarily in a Sentence
The wind let up momentarily, allowing us to start a campfire.
He paused momentarily before finishing his speech.
We expect them to arrive momentarily.
Recent Examples on the Web
While the Ghoul is momentarily distracted, Lucy runs.
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2024
But at one point, Trump could be seen momentarily removing his glasses while looking and pointing up to the sky.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
During the march, prosecutors wrote, Laube punched the journalist several times before a counter-protestor used pepper spray to momentarily disperse the crowd.
—Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
Travel operations were momentarily halted Friday morning with ground stoppages at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens and at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, with crews working to resume normal air traffic operations.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
For the more than 30 million people who live inside the path of totality — and the many more who are traveling to optimal viewing spots — daylight will momentarily disappear.
—Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
On Monday, April 8, the sky will momentarily darken for millions of Americans in the path of totality during the 2024 solar eclipse.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
On Monday, a total solar eclipse will grace the skies over Mexico, the United States and Canada as the moon obscures the face of the sun from view, momentarily turning day to night.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Petit mal is an anachronistic term for a type of epilepsy where a patient’s flow of thought, speech or action momentarily freezes during seizures.
—Giridhar Kalamangalam, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2024
But at one point, Trump could be seen momentarily removing his glasses while looking and pointing up to the sky.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
During the march, prosecutors wrote, Laube punched the journalist several times before a counter-protestor used pepper spray to momentarily disperse the crowd.
—Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
Travel operations were momentarily halted Friday morning with ground stoppages at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens and at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, with crews working to resume normal air traffic operations.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
For the more than 30 million people who live inside the path of totality — and the many more who are traveling to optimal viewing spots — daylight will momentarily disappear.
—Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
On Monday, April 8, the sky will momentarily darken for millions of Americans in the path of totality during the 2024 solar eclipse.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
On Monday, a total solar eclipse will grace the skies over Mexico, the United States and Canada as the moon obscures the face of the sun from view, momentarily turning day to night.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Petit mal is an anachronistic term for a type of epilepsy where a patient’s flow of thought, speech or action momentarily freezes during seizures.
—Giridhar Kalamangalam, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Momentarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/momentarily. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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