momentarily

[moh-muh n-tair-uh-lee, moh-muh n-ter-] /ˌmoʊ mənˈtɛər ə li, ˈmoʊ mənˌtɛr-/

adverb

for a moment; briefly:

to pause momentarily.

at any moment; imminently:

expected to occur momentarily.

Origin

1645-55; momentary + -ly

Can be confused

currently, immediately, momentarily, now, presently, soon (see synonym study at immediately; see usage note at presently)

Examples from the web for momentarily

By momentarily obstructing your vision, your brain is forced to project where the ball will be.
The officer can then wave you through or hold you momentarily for questioning.
Individual experiences momentarily coalesce, investing that moment with the potential to explore the human condition.
As the brainstorming ideas are hypothesized as years down the road, the pressure is momentarily off.
When a gravity wave comes by it actually shrinks space momentarily and expands it.
We were momentarily transported back to the stadium.
Then there is a discharge in the cloud, and the field collapses momentarily, and the crystals begin to realign again.
It's about how it changes you-momentarily or forever.
The volume on songs decreases momentarily, then gets pumped up again after you've gotten your feedback.
Without a visible walkway, visitors might be momentarily confused about how to proceed.

British Dictionary definitions for momentarily

/ˈməʊməntərəlɪ; -trɪlɪ/

adverb

for an instant; temporarily

from moment to moment; every instant

(US & Canadian) very soon

Also (for senses 1, 2) momently (ˈməʊməntlɪ)

Word Origin and History for momentarily

adv.

1650s, "for a moment," from momentary + -ly (2). Meaning "at any moment" is from 1928.