Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In a temporary manner; for a limited time only; not perpetually or permanently.
Wiktionary
- adv. for a relatively brief period of time
- adv. not permanently
GNU Webster's 1913
- adv. In a temporary manner; for a time.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. for a limited time only; not permanently
Examples
“They have been temporarily-and I stress the word "temporarily"-derailed by an unprecedented Internet uprising.”
“The march to that milestone was buoyed by the title temporarily becoming Action Comics Weekly from issues No.”
“Place the specimens with their label temporarily in a plastic bag or gunny sack during collection trip.”
“The man’s words were still hesitant, Trip thought, but now it seemed a hesitation born not of confusion, but consideration—the difference between a mind searching for a word temporarily misplaced, rather than one whose meaning was lost entirely.”
“But the CBO scres it like its real but just last week congress waived it again temporarily!”
“His replacement, at least temporarily, is expected to be Pete Rouse, a senior White House advisor who served as Obama chief of staff when he was a senator.”
“His successor, at least temporarily, is expected to be Pete Rouse.”
The Wall Street Journal: Rahm Emanuel Will Resign for Chicago Mayoral Bid
“You took your time, but you evaded catastrophe in temporarily stabilizing Iraq.”
“The reason that this guy fought so hard to get this seat, even temporarily, is that once seated, even for a partial term, he is locked for a lifetime of FULL PENSION at, what?”
“Love it ... so Kennedy wants to change the rules to be sure a fellow Democrat of like minded thinking is put in temporarily to ensure his healthcare vote.”
Kennedy urges immediate Senate replacement if vacancy occurs
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