momentarily in English

adverb

1

for a very short time.

as he passed Jenny's door, he paused momentarily

synonyms: briefly, fleetingly, for a moment, for a second, for an instant

2

at any moment; very soon.

my husband will be here to pick me up momentarily

adverb

• briefly, fleetingly, for a moment, for a second, for an instant
• momently

Use "momentarily" in a sentence

1. George paused, momentarily confused.

2. The gates will open momentarily.

3. I'll be with you momentarily.

4. I momentarily lost my composure.

5. The overhead lights flickered momentarily.

6. I was momentarily taken aback.

7. The doctor will see you momentarily.

8. She was momentarily lost for words.

9. Stafford was momentarily at a loss.

10. He was momentarily a bit taken aback.

11. Mr Ewing will see you momentarily, sir.

12. I'll be ready to leave momentarily.

13. A noise outside momentarily distracted her.

14. Spoleto paused momentarily to speak with reporters.

15. Mr Johnson will be with you momentarily.

16. She paused momentarily when she saw them.

17. She was momentarily blinded by the light.

18. Our eyes met momentarily, then he looked away.

19. He was momentarily unable to speak with excitement.

20. Eugenie's transparent sincerity had momentarily sanctified Charle's love.

21. The sun hit the windscreen, momentarily blinding him.

22. Momentarily they lift her world beyond its withering perimeter.

23. I came to momentarily and cried, ‘God save me!’

24. The manager momentarily had disappeared completely from his mind.

25. Their bodies collided and, momentarily winded, she rocked backwards.

26. Seeing as I may be rapping on the door momentarily,

27. 21 She was momentarily confused by the foreign road signs.

28. She was momentarily confused by the foreign road signs.

29. She was momentarily startled by the sight before her.

30. This assurance momentarily allayed the fears of the South Indians.

31. We're going to see how this plays itself out momentarily.

32. He was momentarily winded by the blow to his stomach.

33. We were momentarily blinded by the light of the sun.

34. 'Apply enough pressure and it momentarily cuts off the pulse.'

35. 28 Harry loosened his grip momentarily and Anna wriggled free.

36. Just because Captain Lance is angry and Felicity is momentarily unavailable.

37. Evans, momentarily decorous, extended her hand across the lane line.

38. Bunch of old farts who are gonna die off momentarily anyhow?

39. Roger momentarily stirred, turned in the bed and murmured something inaudible.

40. He frowned, and the handsome face clouded momentarily, petulant as a child's.

41. The German assaulted on Russia also momentarily disrupted the desultory JapaneseAmerican talks.

42. Recognising the tenderness inherent in the small caresses, Luke looked momentarily distracted.

43. When he came up out of the subway, he was momentarily disoriented.

44. The drizzle which has been intermittently falling all morning has momentarily stopped.

45. A shadow momentarily dimmed the blue eyes, but he smiled, pitying her.

46. Anyone fighting fatigue at the wheel can easily doze off momentarily.

47. When he breathed out his eyes disappeared momentarily behind a haze of hashish.

48. There were no ruptures of meaning, as the different worlds were momentarily juxtaposed.

49. 18 When he came up out of the subway, he was momentarily disoriented.

50. Perhaps then their vision will blur just momentarily with tears of joy.