momentarily

Adverb

momentarily (not comparable)

1. In a momentary manner; for a moment or instant.
   • I imagined momentarily that it was four score and seven years ago, that I had just been brought forth from my mother[…]2010 December 23, Phillip Roth, “Prologue”, in The Great American Novel, →ISBN, page 21
   • The numbers thin out the further we get from London, so I don't feel guilty when I remove my mask momentarily to scoff some of the snacks I'd bought at Marylebone.2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68

   Synonyms:

   briefly

2. (US, proscribed) In a moment or very soon; any minute now, any time now.
   • The system will restart momentarily.
   • He told me, further, that the second coming was at hand--was looked for momentarily in Jerusalem.1880, Lew Wallace, chapter 3, in Ben-Hur, a Tale of the Christ

   Synonyms:

   presently

3. Progressively; moment by moment.

   Synonyms:

   incrementally