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temporarily

/ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/adverb5 syllables

Temporarily means: for a limited time only; not permanently.

Synonyms for temporarily10

also used for temporarily

ephemerally, fleetingly, transiently, awhile, briefly, flickeringly, for a minute, momentarily, momently, summarily

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Opposites of temporarily

permanently

What does temporarily mean?1

adverb

1

for a limited time only; not permanently“he will work here temporarily”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with temporarily?7

four syllables

primarily

five syllables

necessarilyvoluntarilyordinarilymomentarilymilitarily

6 syllables

extraordinarily
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Temporarily in a sentence

  • Because of fighting in the region, the oil supply was temporarily cut off.CK
  • Due to the fog, traffic is temporarily suspended.CM
  • The language website, tatoeba.org, was shut down temporarily for maintenance.DostKaplan
  • Tatoeba.org, a language website, was shut down temporarily for maintenance.DostKaplan
  • Because of your symptoms, you must be temporarily medically isolated.NurseMeeks
  • Yuri was temporarily placed in a mental institution.Amastan
  • Construction scaffolding will temporarily occlude the view from your balcony.rul
  • This part of the museum is temporarily off-limits to visitors.darinmex

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