Temporarily Common

Temporarily has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adverb

Definitions

Adverb

for a limited time only; not permanently

"he will work here temporarily"

"he was brought out of retirement temporarily"

"a power failure temporarily darkened the town"

temporarily

For a limited period of time; not permanently.

"The team will be working from home temporarily until the office repairs are complete."

In plain English: Temporarily means something is happening for just a short time before it stops or changes back to how it was.

"We will be closed temporarily while we renovate the kitchen."

Usage: Use temporarily to describe actions or states that are intended only for the short term, such as holding a job on a temporary basis. This word is often confused with transitory, which implies something fleeting and lacking stability rather than simply being non-permanent.

Example Sentences

"We will be closed temporarily while we renovate the kitchen." adv

"I will only be at this desk temporarily while waiting for my permanent assignment." adv

"The power outage was temporary and lasted only a few hours." adv

"She is staying with her aunt temporarily until she finds an apartment of her own." adv

Origin

The word temporarily comes from the adjective temporary with the addition of the suffix -ly. It originally meant "in a temporary manner."

Rhyming Words

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