temporarily

adverb

tem·​po·​rar·​i·​ly ˌtem-pə-ˈrer-ə-lē How to pronounce temporarily (audio)
: during a limited time

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All four lawsuits are filed under the Gender Motivated Violence Protection Act and come as the two-year look-back window that temporarily extended its statute of limitations closes. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025 Freeze continued to coach the Liberty Flames football team from a hospital bed which was temporarily relocated to the stadium's coaches' box for the team's Aug. 31, 2019, game. Chantz Martin, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025 That’s down from about 400 beds offered temporarily through the end of February and doesn’t include beds in any of the three biggest shelters that had been part of that winter program. Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2025 Nasal washes and rinses are meant to temporarily ease symptoms of cold and flu, sinusitis, and allergies. Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for temporarily

Word History

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of temporarily was in 1534

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“Temporarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temporarily. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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