temporarily

[ tem-puh-rair-uh-lee, tem-puh-rer- ]

adverb

1. only for a while or for the time being; not permanently:

   The website you were trying to reach is temporarily unavailable.

Other Words From

• non·tem·po·rar·i·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of temporarily¹

temporary ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Bluesky provided a status notice from Cogent Communications that said some customers using part of its network located between Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina, and Richmond, Virginia, had temporarily lost connectivity.

From BBC

Earlier in the month, air pollution in the Pakistani city of Lahore forced officials to temporarily close its primary schools.

From BBC

Although the authorities have been blocking food and water, they have temporarily allowed local residents to send some supplies down by rope.

From BBC

McDonald's said in a statement that it "identified an alternate supplier" for about 900 restaurants that had "temporarily stopped serving Quarter Pounder burgers with slivered onions".

From BBC

Cannick said Brown was found dead near Vernon and McKinley avenues, across the street from the apartment where he temporarily lived.

From Los Angeles Times