temporally

[ tem-per-uh-lee, tem-pruh-lee ]

adverb

1. in a way that relates to or involves time:

   Temperature and salinity are both influential, but their relative importance varies spatially and temporally.

2. in a way that relates to or involves present life or the secular world:

   A dedicated group of former guests supports us spiritually through prayer and temporally through financial assistance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of temporally¹

temporal ¹( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

The authors consider these sub-compartments regulatory hubs that enable spatially and temporally flexible platforms for signalling and interaction.

From Science Daily

This temporally separates their fluorescence, making it distinguishable and enabling localizations below the classical resolution limit.

From Science Daily

Highly resolved precipitation maps can only be produced with computationally expensive and, hence, spatially or temporally limited models.

From Science Daily

Models based on temporally aggregated data are useful because aggregated data are available in real-time from institutions such as Eurostat, facilitating quantification of the health hazard within a few days of its emergence.

From Science Daily

The series throws around a few big ideas about artificial intelligence, addiction to technology, the climate crisis — “the end of the world” can be taken geographically or temporally.

From Los Angeles Times