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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On April 24, a New Hampshire judge and two other federal judges temporarily banned the Trump administration from pulling federal funding from schools that refused to cut diversity, equity and inclusion programming. Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 24 May 2025 The current House language could at least temporarily push folks toward the third-party ownership options, said Gaston. Tik Root, Wired News, 24 May 2025 Certain medications or infections may temporarily cause high liver enzyme levels. Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 24 May 2025 Young Mothers focuses on five very young women living temporarily in a shelter for underage mothers. Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 May 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 6 Jun. 2025.

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