Synonyms for temporarily
- adverb
Most common
briefly momentarily transiently fleetingly ephemerally transitorily
Definitions
- adv. 1
For a limited period of time; not permanently.
Example sentences
- briefly She looked up briefly then returned to her sewing.
- momentarily The goat strayed away from the flock momentarily.
- fleetingly Our eyes met just fleetingly.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| temporarily | steady | |
| briefly | steady | |
| momentarily | rising | |
| transiently | rising | |
| fleetingly | rising | |
| ephemerally | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- briefly2
- 10 letters
- fleetingly3
- 11 letters
- momentarily5, transiently, ephemerally
- 12 letters
- transitorily
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (briefly2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- temporairement
- Italiano
- temporaneamente