[
UK
/tˌɛmpəɹˈɛɹəli/
]
[ US /ˌtɛmpɝˈɛɹəɫi/ ]
[ US /ˌtɛmpɝˈɛɹəɫi/ ]
ADVERB
-
for a limited time only; not permanently
a power failure temporarily darkened the town
he will work here temporarily
he was brought out of retirement temporarily
How To Use temporarily In A Sentence
- After the seacock or gate valve is closed, remove the hose temporarily so that it drains and then use an absorbent cloth or turkey baster to eliminate any residual water in the nipple.
- Animals were visitors from the other world temporarily assuming animal shapes.
- He was allowed to remain temporarily in the Alpine country after filing an appeal against the decision.
- Using her pole as a staff, her temporarily lamed left hand useless at her side, she turned, beginning her hunt for the tricky sorceress and a place to camp once more.
- So, the computer's got to be moved onto a small coffee table temporarily, and my clothes are either bagged up or hung in various locations at random!
- Tradition took root and the ball has heralded a new beginning almost every year since - in 1942 and 1943, during World War II, the ball was temporarily put out of commission by a war-time "dimout. TIME.com: Top Stories
- The room fell temporarily silent as the three pieced together all scraps of information.
- Experiments have shown that making people laugh can temporarily boost certain aspects of their immune system, potentially making them more resistant to infection and disease. MAKING HAPPY PEOPLE
- Large parts of the marsh are now in use as a buffer area when food stock is temporarily depleted.
- Unfortunately, whatever mojo he worked in the mountains has reversed the Earth's cool polarity and Superman is temporarily cooler than Batman.