Momentarily
adverb
For a very short time.
She paused momentarily before continuing her story.
Often appears as...
- paused momentarily
- stop momentarily
adverb
Very soon.
We should be landing momentarily.
Often appears as...
- arriving momentarily
- landing momentarily
adverb
For a very short time.
She paused momentarily before continuing her story.
Often appears as...
- paused momentarily
- stop momentarily
adverb
Very soon.
We should be landing momentarily.
Often appears as...
- arriving momentarily
- landing momentarily
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Emphasizes Interruption
Used to highlight a brief pause or break in an action or speech.
He momentarily glanced away from the screen.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Halt
Indicates something stops for a very brief period, but then continues.
The music stopped momentarily but then resumed.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Surprise
Can convey a short moment of surprise or astonishment.
She looked momentarily stunned by the news.
Pro Tip 1/3Emphasizes Interruption
Used to highlight a brief pause or break in an action or speech.
He momentarily glanced away from the screen.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Halt
Indicates something stops for a very brief period, but then continues.
The music stopped momentarily but then resumed.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Surprise
Can convey a short moment of surprise or astonishment.
She looked momentarily stunned by the news.
Pro Tip 1/3Emphasizes Interruption
Used to highlight a brief pause or break in an action or speech.
He momentarily glanced away from the screen.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Halt
Indicates something stops for a very brief period, but then continues.
The music stopped momentarily but then resumed.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Surprise
Can convey a short moment of surprise or astonishment.
She looked momentarily stunned by the news.
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Sometimes it's good to...
you're wondering why I'll tell you why in a few seconds from now you are going to solve a series of puzzles and I'm going to show you examples of these puzzles in momentarily and the more puzzles you solve the greater the chance is that you win some prizes now what do you have to consume the deep why because
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Why the universe seems...
was there when that event took place. Matter flows from place to place and momentarily comes together to be you. Whatever you are, therefore, you are not the stuff of which you are made. If that doesn't make the hair stand up on the back of your neck, read it again until it does, because it is important.
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The secret to desire in...
I look at this person and I momentarily get a shift in perception, and I stay open to the mysteries that are living right next to me. And then, more importantly, in this description about the other or myself -- it's the same -- what is most interesting is that there is no neediness in desire.
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Tracy Chevalier: Finding...
we don't know if she's happy or sad. I've written an entire novel about her, and I still don't know if she's happy or sad. Again and again, back to the painting, looking for the answer, looking for the story to fill in that gap. And we may make a story, and it satisfies us momentarily,
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The Big Bang Reimagined...
hundred thousand years the cosmos would be ablaze with stars hundreds of billions in our galaxy alone on the scale of galaxies and stars the planets in our solar system are little more than grains of sand caught momentarily in the light of the Sun
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Rethinking thinking -...
Now imagine, he walks over quickly, apologizing. His wife, who's almost due with their first baby, called him from inside the mall to say she is in labor and needs to get to the hospital immediately. We're momentarily shocked, apologize profusely,
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Resilient people,...
largest climate forcing nation on earth momentarily this is when planet Earth kicks in her feedbacks this is when she goes from being a friend to being a foe this is why we can say profoundly from science we have empirical evidence that
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How do hard drives work?...
Recently, the potential limit has been increased yet again through heat assisted magnetic recording. This uses an even more thermally stable recording medium, whose magnetic resistance is momentarily reduced
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The Boltzmann brain...
How do you know you’re a person who has lived your life, rather than a just-formed brain full of artificial memories, momentarily hallucinating a reality that doesn't actually exist?
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Guards vs. Inmates PIPE...
thunder shot from his 12-gauge shotgun it's a blank round but it delivers a deafening boom and a flash of light that momentarily stuns the inmates into submission
Video examples
Sometimes it's good to...
you're wondering why I'll tell you why in a few seconds from now you are going to solve a series of puzzles and I'm going to show you examples of these puzzles in momentarily and the more puzzles you solve the greater the chance is that you win some prizes now what do you have to consume the deep why because
Video examples
Why the universe seems...
was there when that event took place. Matter flows from place to place and momentarily comes together to be you. Whatever you are, therefore, you are not the stuff of which you are made. If that doesn't make the hair stand up on the back of your neck, read it again until it does, because it is important.
Video examples
The secret to desire in...
I look at this person and I momentarily get a shift in perception, and I stay open to the mysteries that are living right next to me. And then, more importantly, in this description about the other or myself -- it's the same -- what is most interesting is that there is no neediness in desire.
Video examples
Tracy Chevalier: Finding...
we don't know if she's happy or sad. I've written an entire novel about her, and I still don't know if she's happy or sad. Again and again, back to the painting, looking for the answer, looking for the story to fill in that gap. And we may make a story, and it satisfies us momentarily,
Video examples
The Big Bang Reimagined...
hundred thousand years the cosmos would be ablaze with stars hundreds of billions in our galaxy alone on the scale of galaxies and stars the planets in our solar system are little more than grains of sand caught momentarily in the light of the Sun
Video examples
Rethinking thinking -...
Now imagine, he walks over quickly, apologizing. His wife, who's almost due with their first baby, called him from inside the mall to say she is in labor and needs to get to the hospital immediately. We're momentarily shocked, apologize profusely,
Video examples
Resilient people,...
largest climate forcing nation on earth momentarily this is when planet Earth kicks in her feedbacks this is when she goes from being a friend to being a foe this is why we can say profoundly from science we have empirical evidence that
Video examples
How do hard drives work?...
Recently, the potential limit has been increased yet again through heat assisted magnetic recording. This uses an even more thermally stable recording medium, whose magnetic resistance is momentarily reduced
Video examples
The Boltzmann brain...
How do you know you’re a person who has lived your life, rather than a just-formed brain full of artificial memories, momentarily hallucinating a reality that doesn't actually exist?
Video examples
Guards vs. Inmates PIPE...
thunder shot from his 12-gauge shotgun it's a blank round but it delivers a deafening boom and a flash of light that momentarily stuns the inmates into submission
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Quote examples
Howard Staunton
English Celebrity
If either player abandon the game by quitting the table in anger, or in an otherwise offensive manner; or by momentarily resigning the game; or refuses to abide by the decision of the Umpire, the game must be scored against him.
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David Nicholls
English Novelist
When you're reading a book, you're always looking for the natural place to stop. With a movie, you can't really have that sense of it coming momentarily to a halt; there's pressure to keep the momentum up.
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Bruce Springsteen
American Musician
The best music, you can seek some shelter in it momentarily, but it's essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.
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Phil Elverum
American Musician
Recording and touring are totally separate universes for me and it's strange and refreshing when they invade each other momentarily.
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Thomas Griffith
American Editor
Journalism constructs momentarily arrested equilibriums and gives disorder an implied order. That is already two steps from reality.
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Tom Peters
American Businessman
All business success rests on something labeled a sale, which at least momentarily weds company and customer.
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Santigold
American Musician
I love watching movies. It breaks up the monotony of the road and momentarily takes you somewhere else.
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Kristin Cavallari
American Actress
Sometimes, in order for things to get better, they have to end - even if it's momentarily.
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Soren Kierkegaard
Danish Philosopher
To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.
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John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
We don't mature momentarily, but over the long-term.
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Howard Staunton
English Celebrity
If either player abandon the game by quitting the table in anger, or in an otherwise offensive manner; or by momentarily resigning the game; or refuses to abide by the decision of the Umpire, the game must be scored against him.
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David Nicholls
English Novelist
When you're reading a book, you're always looking for the natural place to stop. With a movie, you can't really have that sense of it coming momentarily to a halt; there's pressure to keep the momentum up.
Quote examples
Bruce Springsteen
American Musician
The best music, you can seek some shelter in it momentarily, but it's essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.
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Phil Elverum
American Musician
Recording and touring are totally separate universes for me and it's strange and refreshing when they invade each other momentarily.
Quote examples
Thomas Griffith
American Editor
Journalism constructs momentarily arrested equilibriums and gives disorder an implied order. That is already two steps from reality.
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Tom Peters
American Businessman
All business success rests on something labeled a sale, which at least momentarily weds company and customer.
Quote examples
Santigold
American Musician
I love watching movies. It breaks up the monotony of the road and momentarily takes you somewhere else.
Quote examples
Kristin Cavallari
American Actress
Sometimes, in order for things to get better, they have to end - even if it's momentarily.
Quote examples
Soren Kierkegaard
Danish Philosopher
To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.
Quote examples
John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
We don't mature momentarily, but over the long-term.
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