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momentarilymo‧men‧tar‧i‧ly /ˈməʊməntərəli $ ˌmoʊmənˈterəli/ ●○○ adverb - I'll be with you momentarily.
- Mr Ewing will see you momentarily, sir.
- Spoleto paused momentarily to speak with reporters.
- Asked if he had ever considered doing costume work outside wrestling, Ojeda was momentarily at a loss.
- Billy had lost track momentarily of where he was or how he had gotten there.
- But to no avail; his ears would only come forward momentarily, and would then return to the backwards position again.
- He checked, but only momentarily, then he had jumped down on to the track a knife in his hand.
- He was momentarily a bit taken aback.
- She rolled each syllable and stilled it momentarily in her throat.
- Stafford was momentarily at a loss.
- The recorder came in with an adagio-like slowness and gravity, momentarily wobbled off-key, then recovered.
very soon► in no time/in no time at all use this to talk about something good that will happen very soon or that happened a very short time after something else: · Don't worry - you'll be back to normal in no time.· In no time at all he had built up a big following among the local black community. ► in a minute/in a moment spoken use this to talk about something that will happen or that you will do within a few minutes: · The coffee will be ready in a minute.· Don't keep nagging me - I'll do it in a minute!· We will return to the subject of tax in a moment. ► any minute/moment/time now spoken use this to say that something will happen in a very short time from now, but you do not know exactly when: · My father's due to arrive any minute now.· Any moment now the final whistle will be blown.· If she hasn't had the baby already, she's going to have it any time now. ► any day/any day now spoken use this to say that something will happen at some time in the next few days, but you do not know exactly when: · The letter should be with you any day now.· His ship was due back from the Pacific any day now. ► at any moment/minute use this to talk about something that may happen very soon, especially something dangerous or unpleasant: · He could have another heart attack at any moment.· We knew that war might break out at any moment.· The car looked as though it would fall apart at any minute. ► momentarily American use this to tell someone politely that something will happen very soon: · Mr Ewing will see you momentarily, sir. ► before you know it spoken use this to say that something will happen or be done very soon and before you really realize it is happening: · You'll be fully recovered before you know it.· You offer to iron his shirt and before you know it, he expects you to do all the housework. ► momentarily pause (=for a very short time)· He paused momentarily, then knocked twice more. VERB► forget· The threat of the soldiers was momentarily forgotten as she struggled to keep her footing and prevent the animal from bolting. ► look· Recognising the tenderness inherent in the small caresses, Luke looked momentarily distracted.· He looked momentarily intrigued as he saw her, as though he actually cared about what she might be doing.· Even though they are momentarily looking at the same hymn book, they are singing different songs. ► pause· Until the armoured regiment had crossed its start line, the armoured infantry would pause momentarily in forward holding areas.· As he passed Jenny's door he paused momentarily, but shook his head at himself and went on down the stairs.· He paused momentarily then knocked twice more.· Dalgliesh paused momentarily to study the façade.· Meh'Lindi paused momentarily, glanced back in the direction of the spy-fly, and winked. ► stop· The dancing had stopped momentarily, and a space had been cleared round the happy couple.· According to referee Joe Cortez, Golota had a seizure and began to swallow his tongue and momentarily stopped breathing.· The drizzle which has been intermittently falling all morning has momentarily stopped.· She looked down through the wards where the festive celebrations had momentarily stopped. nounmomentmomentumadjectivemomentarymomentousadverbmomentarily 1for a very short time SYN briefly: She was momentarily lost for words. Jimmy paused momentarily.2American English very soon: Mr Johnson will be with you momentarily. |