Temporarily
adverb
For a limited period of time, not permanently.
The road is temporarily closed due to construction.
Often appears as...
- temporarily closed
- temporarily unavailable
adverb
In a way that exists for a short time.
He is serving temporarily as the company's CEO.
Often appears as...
- serving temporarily
- temporarily acting
adverb
For a limited period of time, not permanently.
The road is temporarily closed due to construction.
Often appears as...
- temporarily closed
- temporarily unavailable
adverb
In a way that exists for a short time.
He is serving temporarily as the company's CEO.
Often appears as...
- serving temporarily
- temporarily acting
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Not Forever
Use 'temporarily' to stress that a situation isn't going to last forever, just a short time.
She's temporarily staying with her cousin while her apartment is being painted.
Pro Tip 2/3Future Change
Imply that the current condition will change. 'Temporarily' suggests a return to normal.
Our office is temporarily relocated to the third floor during renovations.
Pro Tip 3/3Immediate Effect
Use 'temporarily' for actions affecting the present moment or very near future.
The system will be temporarily offline for maintenance tonight.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Forever
Use 'temporarily' to stress that a situation isn't going to last forever, just a short time.
She's temporarily staying with her cousin while her apartment is being painted.
Pro Tip 2/3Future Change
Imply that the current condition will change. 'Temporarily' suggests a return to normal.
Our office is temporarily relocated to the third floor during renovations.
Pro Tip 3/3Immediate Effect
Use 'temporarily' for actions affecting the present moment or very near future.
The system will be temporarily offline for maintenance tonight.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Forever
Use 'temporarily' to stress that a situation isn't going to last forever, just a short time.
She's temporarily staying with her cousin while her apartment is being painted.
Pro Tip 2/3Future Change
Imply that the current condition will change. 'Temporarily' suggests a return to normal.
Our office is temporarily relocated to the third floor during renovations.
Pro Tip 3/3Immediate Effect
Use 'temporarily' for actions affecting the present moment or very near future.
The system will be temporarily offline for maintenance tonight.
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Why do some people snore...
Obstructive sleep apnea is usually caused by blockages in the airway and is mainly characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep. There's one other kind of sleep apnea called central sleep apnea, which occurs when the brain temporarily fails to regulate the body's breathing. This condition isn't as common,
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Designing for a more...
a black woman and of being a designer being a black woman I've had to acknowledge the long-term effects of racial and gender oppression and what it's meant on my life especially the reality of me growing up in poverty being raised by my grandparents as well as during college having to temporarily
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How much of what you see...
it fills in these blind spots with information from the surrounding area. Occasionally, we might notice a glitch, but most of the time we’re none the wiser. When the visual cortex is deprived of input from the eyes, even temporarily, the brain still tries to create a coherent picture,
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The benefits of a good...
Sensory data is initially transcribed and temporarily recorded in the neurons as short-term memory. From there, it travels to the hippocampus, which strengthens and enhances the neurons in that cortical area. Thanks to the phenomenon of neuroplasticity,
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What happens when you...
We now know that memory formation involves several steps. After immediate sensory data is temporarily transcribed by neurons in the cortex, it travels to the hippocampus, where special proteins work to strengthen the cortical synaptic connections.
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Why should you read...
Through deep thought, Woolf's characters are shown to temporarily transcend their material reality, and in its careful consideration of the complexity of the mind, her work charts the importance of making our inner lives known to each other.
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Spider Hole PIPE Doomsday...
if someone takes his ranch Doug plans to fall back to one of several shelters that he can live in temporarily today he is putting the finishing touches on a new build with the help of his friend and fellow
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Stephanie Kelton: The...
They gave money to businesses to help keep them afloat while much of the economy was temporarily shut down. They offered debt relief to millions of people who borrowed money to go to college.
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Why the best hire might...
like temporarily doing manual labor to better understand an operation. Eventually, he quit. But on the flip side, what happens when your whole life is destined for failure
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Sir David Attenborough...
these two certainly did to fasten them temporarily i used adhesive tape
Video examples
Why do some people snore...
Obstructive sleep apnea is usually caused by blockages in the airway and is mainly characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep. There's one other kind of sleep apnea called central sleep apnea, which occurs when the brain temporarily fails to regulate the body's breathing. This condition isn't as common,
Video examples
Designing for a more...
a black woman and of being a designer being a black woman I've had to acknowledge the long-term effects of racial and gender oppression and what it's meant on my life especially the reality of me growing up in poverty being raised by my grandparents as well as during college having to temporarily
Video examples
How much of what you see...
it fills in these blind spots with information from the surrounding area. Occasionally, we might notice a glitch, but most of the time we’re none the wiser. When the visual cortex is deprived of input from the eyes, even temporarily, the brain still tries to create a coherent picture,
Video examples
The benefits of a good...
Sensory data is initially transcribed and temporarily recorded in the neurons as short-term memory. From there, it travels to the hippocampus, which strengthens and enhances the neurons in that cortical area. Thanks to the phenomenon of neuroplasticity,
Video examples
What happens when you...
We now know that memory formation involves several steps. After immediate sensory data is temporarily transcribed by neurons in the cortex, it travels to the hippocampus, where special proteins work to strengthen the cortical synaptic connections.
Video examples
Why should you read...
Through deep thought, Woolf's characters are shown to temporarily transcend their material reality, and in its careful consideration of the complexity of the mind, her work charts the importance of making our inner lives known to each other.
Video examples
Spider Hole PIPE Doomsday...
if someone takes his ranch Doug plans to fall back to one of several shelters that he can live in temporarily today he is putting the finishing touches on a new build with the help of his friend and fellow
Video examples
Stephanie Kelton: The...
They gave money to businesses to help keep them afloat while much of the economy was temporarily shut down. They offered debt relief to millions of people who borrowed money to go to college.
Video examples
Why the best hire might...
like temporarily doing manual labor to better understand an operation. Eventually, he quit. But on the flip side, what happens when your whole life is destined for failure
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Sir David Attenborough...
these two certainly did to fasten them temporarily i used adhesive tape
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Claire Messud
American Novelist
A painting lets us know how somebody literally saw things. A piece of music is another language that transmits a whole wealth of emotion and wordless experience. But writing is special in the way at allows us to temporarily enter another person's world, to step outside the boundaries of our own time and space.
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Jessica Mendoza
American Journalist
That's what's beautiful about sports in general is you give someone a bat, a ball, a piece of sporting equipment and what it does to help them just be better people, 'to get out of whatever situation they might be in temporarily for that moment, to be whoever they want to be.
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Marlo Thomas
American Actress
I've always been a champion of kids pursuing their dreams. But sometimes in life, extraordinary circumstances may force us to temporarily put our dreams on hold. The most important thing is to never lose sight of that dream, no matter what punches life may throw in our way.
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Marvin Olasky
American Educator
Fifteen years ago, while I was temporarily chairing meetings of pro-life leaders, I pleaded with the angry males to say no to interviews, and instead let beautiful pro-life women become the face for the movement.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
American Leader
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.
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Martin Scorsese
American Director
It seems to me that any sensible person must see that violence does not change the world and if it does, then only temporarily.
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Jim Harrison
American Writer
You have to temporarily be the character in order to understand him. It's sort of what they used to call 'shape-shifting.
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Bob Schieffer
American Journalist
They've asked me to do this temporarily. I don't know what temporarily means. Life is temporary.
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Irving Kirsch
American Educator
Anything that instills a sense of hope will at least temporarily help treat depression.
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Javed Jaffrey
Indian Actor
I know that you cannot banish the truth permanently, you can only cloud it temporarily.
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Claire Messud
American Novelist
A painting lets us know how somebody literally saw things. A piece of music is another language that transmits a whole wealth of emotion and wordless experience. But writing is special in the way at allows us to temporarily enter another person's world, to step outside the boundaries of our own time and space.
Quote examples
Jessica Mendoza
American Journalist
That's what's beautiful about sports in general is you give someone a bat, a ball, a piece of sporting equipment and what it does to help them just be better people, 'to get out of whatever situation they might be in temporarily for that moment, to be whoever they want to be.
Quote examples
Marlo Thomas
American Actress
I've always been a champion of kids pursuing their dreams. But sometimes in life, extraordinary circumstances may force us to temporarily put our dreams on hold. The most important thing is to never lose sight of that dream, no matter what punches life may throw in our way.
Quote examples
Marvin Olasky
American Educator
Fifteen years ago, while I was temporarily chairing meetings of pro-life leaders, I pleaded with the angry males to say no to interviews, and instead let beautiful pro-life women become the face for the movement.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
American Leader
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.
Quote examples
Martin Scorsese
American Director
It seems to me that any sensible person must see that violence does not change the world and if it does, then only temporarily.
Quote examples
Jim Harrison
American Writer
You have to temporarily be the character in order to understand him. It's sort of what they used to call 'shape-shifting.
Quote examples
Bob Schieffer
American Journalist
They've asked me to do this temporarily. I don't know what temporarily means. Life is temporary.
Quote examples
Irving Kirsch
American Educator
Anything that instills a sense of hope will at least temporarily help treat depression.
Quote examples
Javed Jaffrey
Indian Actor
I know that you cannot banish the truth permanently, you can only cloud it temporarily.
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