momentarily

mo·men·tar·i·ly

 (mō′mən-târ′ə-lē)

adv.

1. For a moment or an instant.

2. In a moment; very soon.

3. Usage Problem At the moment; for the time being.

Usage Note: Momentarily is widely used in speech to mean "in a moment, shortly," as in The manager is on another line, but she'll be with you momentarily. Many critics dislike this use, insisting that the adverb should only be used to mean "for a moment," as in He hesitated momentarily before entering the room. But the Usage Panel's resistance to the nontraditional use has waned over time. For the first example above, the Usage Panel acceptance rate was 59 percent in 1988, 68 percent in 1999, and 83 percent in 2013. Also in 2013, 63 percent of the Panel approved of the vaguer use of momentarily in the sense of "at the moment" where the length of time is open-ended, as in The file server is momentarily out of order. This figure is up slightly from the 58 percent acceptance rate for the same sentence in 1999.

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momentarily

(ˈməʊməntərəlɪ; -trɪlɪ)

adv

1. for an instant; temporarily

2. from moment to moment; every instant

3. US and Canadian very soon

Also (for senses 1, 2): momently

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mo•men•tar•i•ly

(ˌmoʊ mənˈtɛər ə li, ˈmoʊ mənˌtɛr-)

adv.

1. for a moment; briefly.

2. at any moment; imminently.

3. instantly.

[1645–55]

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momentarily

, presently - Momentarily means "in a moment"; presently means "soon" or "shortly."

See also related terms for moment.

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momentarily

Something that happens momentarily happens for only a short time.

She paused momentarily when she saw them.

He had momentarily forgotten that the Captain couldn't see.

In American English, momentarily is also used to mean 'very soon indeed', especially in announcements about the arrival or departure of planes. 'Momentarily' is not used like this in British English.

We will arrive in Paris momentarily.

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Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	momentarily - for an instant or moment; "we paused momentarily before proceeding"; "a cardinal perched momently on the dogwood branch" momently
	2.	momentarily - at any moment; "she will be with you momently" momently

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momentarily

adverb briefly, for a moment, temporarily, for a second, for a minute, for a short time, for an instant, for a little while, for a short while, for the nonce She paused momentarily when she saw them.

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Translations

لِلَـحْظَةٍمُؤَقَّتا

ihnedkrátcena okamžik

flygtigtmomentant

momentanvorübergehend

προς στιγμή

momentáneamente

hetkeksi

momentanément

trenutačno

í eitt augnablik

momentaneamente

ちょっとの間

순간적으로

kortstondig

for et øyeblikkhvert øyeblikk

momentalnie

momentaneamente

очень быстро

na okamih

för ett ögonblick

ในเวลาอันใกล้

bir an içinbir anlığına

trong giây lát

即刻短暂地

momentarily

[ˈməʊməntərɪlɪ] ADV

1. (= for a moment) → por un momento, momentáneamente
he paused momentarily to → paró un momento para ...

2. (US) (= at any moment) → de un momento a otro, en seguida, ahorita (LAm)

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momentarily

[ˌməʊmənˈtɛrəli] adv

(= for a short time) → momentanément

(US) (= soon) → bientôt

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momentarily

adv

→ (für) einen Augenblick or Moment; she shivered momentarily → sie zitterte einen Moment lang

(US) (= very soon) → jeden Augenblick or Moment; (= from moment to moment) → zusehends

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momentarily

[ˈməʊmənt/ərɪlɪ] adv (for a second) → per un momento (Am) (very soon) → da un momento all'altro

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moment

(ˈməumənt) noun

1. a very short space of time. I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence. oomblik لَحْظَه، وَقت قَصير، دَقيقَه кратък отрязък от време momento okamžik der Moment øjeblik στιγμήmomento, instante hetk زمان hetki moment, instantרגע क्षण tren, časak pillanat saat augnablik momento 瞬間 찰나 akimirksnis, akimirka moments; brīdis seketika ogenblikøyeblikkmoment وخت momento moment, clipă момент; минута chvíľa, moment trenutek trenutak ögonblick ชั่วครู่ an 片刻 момент; мить لمحہ chốc, lát 片刻，瞬间

2. a particular point in time. At that moment, the telephone rang. oomblik لَحْظَه مُعَيَّنَه момент momento chvíle der Augenblick øjeblik στιγμήmomento, instante hetk هنگام hetki moment, instantרגע किसी क्षण taj tren időpont saat augnablik, andrá momento その時 특정 시점 momentas moments saat ogenblikøyeblikkchwila شيبه momento moment, clipă момент chvíľa trenutek trenutak tidpunkt, ögonblick ชั่วขณะ an 特定 момент; мить کوئی خاص موقع thời điểm 时刻

ˈmomentary adjective

lasting for only a moment. a momentary feeling of fear. tydelike مُؤَقَّت моментен momentâneo chvilkový momentan flygtig στιγμιαίοςmomentáneo hetkeline انی hetkellinen momentané לְרֶגָע क्षणिक trenutačan pillanatnyi sesaat augnabliks- momentaneo 瞬間の 순간의 akimirką trunkantis, momentalus momentāns; acumirklīgs sejenak kortstondigforbigåendechwilowy ناڅاپه momentâneo mo­men­tan, de moment кратковременный chvíľkový trenuten trenutni som varar ett ögonblick, tillfällig ชั่วขณะ bir anlık 片刻的，短暫的 моментальний, миттєвий آنی و فانی thoáng qua 倾刻的

ˈmomentarily ((American) moumənˈte-) adverb

momenteel مُؤَقَّتا моментно momentaneamente na okamžik; ihned momentan flygtigt προς στιγμήν momentáneamente silmapilkselt بطور انی hetkellisesti momentanément בְּעוֹד רֶגָע क्षणिक रूप से trenutno pillanatnyilag dalam sesaat í eitt augnablik momentaneamente 瞬間的に 잠시, 잠깐 vieną akimirką, tuoj pat acumirklī sejenak kortstondig om litt, om et øyeblikk; for et øyeblikkchwilowo, nagle په ناڅاپى ډول momentaneamente mo­men­­tan на мгновение; мгновенно na okamih; okamžite trenutno trenutno för ett ögonblick, tillfälligt ชั่วขณะ bir an için 一時，短暫地 моментально لمحہ بھر کو một cách thoáng qua 短暂地

moˈmentous (-ˈmen-) adjective

of great importance. a momentous event. gewigtig بالِغ الأهَمِّيَّه много важен importante důležitý bedeutsam betydningsfuld βαρυσήμαντοςtrascendental ülitähtis مهم ikimuistoinen capital חָשׁוּב בְּיוֹתֵר आवश्यक, महत्वपूर्ण važan, znamenit nagy jelentőségű penting þÿðingarmikill, afdrifaríkur importantissimo 重大な 중요한 įsimintinas, reikšmingas svarīgs, nozīmīgs penting zeer belangrijkavgjørende, meget viktig doniosły ارزښتناك importante capital важнейший dôležitý pomemben značajan viktig, betydelsefull มีความหมายสำคัญมาก çok büyük 重大的 важливий بڑی اہمیت کا حامل trọng yếu 重大的

moˈmentously adverb

gewigtig بأهَمِّيَّةٍ بالِغَه много важно de importância významně bedeutsam betydningsfuldt βαρυσήμαντα de importancia tähtsalt با اهمیت ikimuistoisesti de façon importante בְּחָשִיבוּת महत्वपूर्ण रूप से znamenito jelentősen secara penting á afdrifaríkan hátt in maniera importante ゆゆしく 중요하게 reikšmingai svarīgi, nozīmīgi dengan penting gewichtigavgjørende doniośle ارزښتناك de importância (într-un mod) impre­sionant важно významne pomembno značajno viktigt, betydelsefullt อย่างมีความหมายสำคัญมาก önemli olarak 重大地 важливо عظيم انداز میں một cách trọng yếu 重大地

at the moment

at this particular time; now. She's rather busy at the moment. op die oomblik في هذه اللحْظَه сега neste momento teď právě im Augenblick for øjeblikket αυτή τη στιγμή de momento, por ahora hetkel در یک لحظه tällä hetkellä en ce moment כַּרֶגָע अब, इस समय u tom trenu pillanatnyilag sekarang, pada waktu ini núna, þessa stundina, í augnablikinu al momento ちょうど今 바로 지금 dabar, šiuo metu šobrīd, patlaban pada masa ini op het ogenblikfor øyeblikket w tej chwili, obecnie په همدى شيبه كښى neste momento pentru mo­ment в настоящее время, в данную минуту práve teraz trenutno u ovom trenutku för ögonblicket, för tillfället ในขณะนี้ şu anda, şimdi 此刻 в данний момент اب ، اس دم vào thời điểm này 此刻

the moment (that)

exactly when. I want to see him the moment he arrives. sodra حالَما، تماماً عندَما، في اللحْظَه моментът no momento em que hned jak genau dann (wenn) i det øjeblik μόλιςen cuanto kohe kui در زمان heti kun dès que בַּרֶגָע तुरंत क्षणों में istog trena abban a pillanatban, amint tepat ketika um leið, strax (og) appena, quando ～するとすぐ ...하자마자 kai tik tiklīdz; tai pašā brīdī sejurus zodramed én gang, øyeblikkelignatychmiast په هغه وخت كښى، كله چى no momento em que din momentul (în care), imediat ce как только hneď ako takoj ko onog trenutka så snart [som], med detsamma [som] ตอนที่ ...-er ...-mez (hemen) 一…就… в ту ж саму хвилину عین اسی وقت chỉ khi 一 ... 就 ... ，这一刻

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momentarily

→ لِلَـحْظَةٍ krátce momentant vorübergehend προς στιγμή momentáneamente hetkeksi momentanément trenutačno momentaneamente ちょっとの間 순간적으로 kortstondig hvert øyeblikk momentalnie momentaneamente очень быстро för ett ögonblick ในเวลาอันใกล้ bir anlığına trong giây lát 即刻

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