Definition & Meaning of "momentarily"in English

momentarily

for a very short time

awhile

briefly

for a while

shortly

transitorily

Grammatical Information

Examples

He paused momentarily to catch his breath.

very soon

Dialect

American

anon

before long

imminently

momently

presently

Examples

The train is expected to arrive momentarily, so passengers should prepare to board.

Lexical Tree

momentarily

momentary

moment

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