temporarily
/ˈtɛmp(ə)r(ər)ɪli/US/ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/
temporarily adverb: for a limited period of time; not permanently.
Adverb
temporarily (not comparable)
- For a limited period of time; not permanently.
- Necromancers were thought to have the power of restoring activity to the dead, either temporarily or permanently[.]1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 52
- The committee also decided that the remains of President Chiang will be entombed temporarily by Tzu Lake, at Tahsi township of Taoyuan County in northern Taiwan, and will be buried on the mainland after it is recovered.1975 April 13, “Late President funeral service set for April 16”, in Free China Weekly, volume XVI, number 14, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1, column 1
- Synonyms:
- ephemerally, fleetingly, transiently, awhile, briefly, flickeringly, for a minute, momentarily, momently, summarily
temporarily meaning in Bengali, Malayalam, Punjabi and Arabic
temporarily in Bengali
- অস্থায়িভাবে, অচিরস্থায়িভাবে
temporarily in Malayalam
- for the moment, for the time being, for now
- തത്ക്കാലം, താത്ക്കാലികമായി, തൽക്കാലത്തേക്ക്, ഇപ്പോഴത്തേക്ക്, ഇപ്പോൾ, ഇടനേരത്തേക്ക്
- briefly, for a short time, momentarily
- ക്ഷണനേരത്തേക്ക്, അല്പനേരത്തേക്ക്, ഹ്രസ്വനേരത്തേക്ക്, ചുരുക്കത്തിൽ, കുറച്ച് നേരത്തേക്ക്, നിമിഷനേരത്തേക്ക്
temporarily in Punjabi
- temporarily, for the time being
- ਵਕਤੀ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ vaktī taur te
temporarily in Arabic
- for a limited period of time
- مُؤَقَّتًا muʔaqqatan
More languagesFewer languages
- temporarily in Persian
- موقتاً movaqqatan
Examples of temporarily in a sentence
- Most of the men are retired, jobless, or have otherwise temporarily absented themselves from the workplace.
- I said the medication made my vision temporarily blurry, it did not make me stone blind.
- They temporarily stopped the gas tank leak by jamming a piece of taffy into the hole.
Synonyms of temporarily
- ephemerally
- fleetingly
- transiently
- awhile
- briefly
- flickeringly
- for a minute
- momentarily
- momently
- summarily
2 more synonymsFewer synonyms
Antonyms
Origin of temporarily
From temporary + -ly.
Words formed from temporarily
Phrases with temporarily
Questions about temporarily
- What does temporarily mean?
- Temporarily means for a limited period of time; not permanently.
- What is temporarily in Bengali?
- Temporarily in Bengali is অস্থায়িভাবে, অচিরস্থায়িভাবে. See Temporarily meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is temporarily?
- Temporarily is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce temporarily?
- Temporarily is pronounced /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/ (US).
Words near temporarily in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: temporarily (page history and authors); temporarily (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); temporarily (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); ਵਕਤੀ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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