momentarily

Synonyms for momentarily

adv for a short time

adverb. for a short time

adverb. at any moment

adverb. at the present

1650s, "for a moment," from momentary + -ly (2). Meaning "at any moment" is from 1928.

He had discovered years before that he was sometimes able thus to puzzle her momentarily.

"He wants to build," answered Hattie, momentarily encouraged.

Calendar's moon-like visage was momentarily divested of any trace of color.

Moist flesh if it chanced to touch iron froze to it momentarily.

Phee-e-al, too, had been only momentarily stunned—he was springing.

She looked a little puzzled, and it seemed to him that she hesitated, momentarily.

He had, momentarily, forgotten his grandfather and the latter's prejudices.

Albert hesitated and was, momentarily, a trifle embarrassed.

They stirred, and one of them was momentarily moved into a faint semblance of valour.

The enemy in force is in our front, and an attack is momentarily expected.