momentarily

adv.

1. For a moment or an instant.
2. Usage Problem. In a moment; very soon.
3. Moment by moment; progressively.

USAGE NOTE   Momentarily is widely used in speech to mean "in a moment," as in The manager is on another line, but she'll be with you momentarily. This usage rarely leads to ambiguity since the intended sense can usually be determined on the basis of the tense of the verb and the context. Nonetheless, many critics hold that the adverb should be reserved for the senses "for a moment," and the extended usage is unacceptable to 59 percent of the Usage Panel.

adv

Definition: for a very short time
Antonyms: lengthily, permanently

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The adverb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: for an instant or moment
  Synonym: momently

Meaning #2: at any moment
  Synonyms: in a moment, momently

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Momentarily

Dansk (Danish)
adv. - hvert øjeblik

Nederlands (Dutch)
kortstondig, tijdelijk, nu even

Français (French)
adv. - momentanément, dans un instant, d'un moment à l'autre

Deutsch (German)
adv. - jeden Augenblick, vorübergehend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - στιγμιαία, για μια στιγμή, για λίγο, σύντομα

Italiano (Italian)
momentaneamente

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - momentaneamente

Русский (Russian)
на мгновение, ежеминутно, мгновенно, вскоре

Español (Spanish)
adv. - momentáneamente, de un momento a otro

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - helt tillfälligt, ständigt, genast

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
暂时地, 随时地, 立刻

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 暫時地, 隨時地, 立刻

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 잠시 동안, 시시각각으로, 곧

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - ちょっとの間, 今か今かと, 時々刻々と

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) لحظه بلحظه, كل لحظه, لحظه واحدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮לרגע, מיידית, בכל רגע‬

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