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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
Also (for senses 1, 2): momently1. for an instant; temporarily
2. from moment to moment; every instant
3. US and Canadian very soon
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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.
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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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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
hetkeksi
trenutačno
í eitt augnablik
ちょっとの間
순간적으로
na okamih
för ett ögonblick
ในเวลาอันใกล้
bir an içinbir anlığına
trong giây lát
momentarily
[ˈməʊməntərɪlɪ] ADV1. (= for a moment) → por un momento, momentáneamente
he paused momentarily to → paró un momento para ...
he paused momentarily to → paró un momento para ...
2. (US) (= at any moment) → de un momento a otro, en seguida, ahorita (LAm)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
momentarily
adv
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
momentarily
[ˈməʊmənt/ərɪlɪ] adv (for a second) → per un momento (Am) (very soon) → da un momento all'altroCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
moment
(ˈməumənt) noun1. a very short space of time. I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.
2. a particular point in time. At that moment, the telephone rang.
ˈmomentary adjective lasting for only a moment. a momentary feeling of fear.
ˈmomentarily ((American) moumənˈte-) adverbmoˈmentous (-ˈmen-) adjective
of great importance. a momentous event.
moˈmentously adverbat the moment
at this particular time; now. She's rather busy at the moment.
the moment (that) exactly when. I want to see him the moment he arrives.
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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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009