as in shortly
at or within a short time
we'll be finished momentarily
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So when the Broncos started the game shooting 5-for-5 from three, the typically rowdy crowd inside Dee Glen Smith Spectrum was momentarily silenced.
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Jan. 2025
China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, veered momentarily from his usual talking points in a New Year’s address to acknowledge the challenges of the country’s faltering economy and vow that the government was working to usher in the next phase of growth.
—Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
This involves oscillation, meaning that with each flap, the fins deform into a wave shape (kind of like a bird’s wings) before momentarily flattening out again and starting the process over.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 31 Dec. 2024
Tensions momentarily rose late in the first half when Gonzaga guard Khalif Battle was assessed a flagrant-2 foul and ejected for clobbering Dailey, the contact prompting Cronin to shed his suit jacket before conversing with officials about the play.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Jan. 2025
China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, veered momentarily from his usual talking points in a New Year’s address to acknowledge the challenges of the country’s faltering economy and vow that the government was working to usher in the next phase of growth.
—Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
This involves oscillation, meaning that with each flap, the fins deform into a wave shape (kind of like a bird’s wings) before momentarily flattening out again and starting the process over.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 31 Dec. 2024
Tensions momentarily rose late in the first half when Gonzaga guard Khalif Battle was assessed a flagrant-2 foul and ejected for clobbering Dailey, the contact prompting Cronin to shed his suit jacket before conversing with officials about the play.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Momentarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/momentarily. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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