temporarily

[US]/ˈtempɵrərɪlɪ,ˌtempəˈrerɪlɪ/
[UK]/ˌtɛmpə'rɛəli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. for a limited time; not permanently

Phrases & Collocations

temporarily closed

Example Sentences

a proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike.

the injury temporarily blinded him.

The thundershower had temporarily scattered the swimmers.

Temporarily full-court in an uproar, the catcall below the stage.

skiers temporarily blinded by sunlight on snow.

Clare nodded, temporarily unable to speak.

a child of the sixties who had temporarily dropped out.

this key enables you to temporarily exit from a LIFESPAN option.

their pilots had been rendered temporarily hors de combat.

anyone inside the room that was bombed would be temporarily blinded and stunned.

Big temporarily, 8 people go a day of chummery by bike the park plays.

The glare of the oncoming headlights temporarily blinded me.

Both sides in the conflict have agreed temporarily to suspend hostilities.

The proposal was temporarily tabled due to more pressing business.

Several of the airline’s planes are temporarily out of commission and undergoing safety checks.

She temporarily lost her balance during the long months of solitude.

The stranger's question surprised me so that I temporarily lost my tongue.

a colleague and fellow professor. Anally is one who associates with another, at least temporarily in a common cause:

I hope many more students will be present at the gymkana to taste the joy of youthfulness, and temporarily leave behind their scholarly dignity in the schoolroom or dormitory!

Real-world Examples

They have proposed waiving those rules temporarily.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2021

They may also temporarily lose deeply-ingrained skills.

Source: Osmosis - Mental Psychology

We were just temporarily off the air.

Source: CNN Selected March 2016 Collection

The factory will stop operations temporarily for maintenance.

Source: English multiple choice exercise.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to stay there temporarily.

Source: CRI Online August 2022 Collection

Immigration parole permits migrants to enter the U.S. temporarily.

Source: VOA Special October 2022 Collection

For now, Nigerian authorities have suspended the plan temporarily to continue discussions with stakeholders.

Source: VOA Standard English - Asia

I'm gonna have to set this leg temporarily.

Source: Canadian drama "Saving Hope" Season 1

He would forget the idea of invading Mexico -- at least temporarily.

Source: VOA Special January 2019 Collection

" That is generous, " said Dumbledore. " We have, however, vacated the building temporarily."

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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