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TEMPORARILY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

For a limited time only; not permanently

Example:

a power failure temporarily darkened the town

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

permanently (for a long time without essential change)

Pertainym:

temporary (not permanent; not lasting)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The researchers induced surgical stress in mice by temporarily halting blood flow to the liver.

(Pathways Underlying the Benefits of Calorie Restriction, NIH)

It causes infected cells to temporarily display CEA and activates the immune system to attack the tumor cells.

(ALVAC-CEA B7.1 Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

This temporarily decreases interstitial viscosity and allows drugs that are co-injected to spread rapidly through the interstitial space, thereby facilitating absorption and/or distribution of co-injected agents.

(Hyaluronidase, Ovine, NCI Thesaurus)

Bacillus bacteria form spores that can survive harsh environments and commonly are ingested naturally with vegetables, allowing them to temporarily grow in the intestine.

(Study finds probiotic Bacillus eliminates Staphylococcus bacteria, National Institutes of Health)

"Explanation will do for another time," thought I. Still, when I reached my chamber, I felt a pang at the idea she should even temporarily misconstrue what she had seen.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

This is the first time since then that Saturn will be moving into a new sign, Aquarius, but only temporarily, from March 20 to July 1.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Novel tumors, which are not completely characterized, can be temporarily allocated to this category.

(Carcinoma, Other, of the Mouse Pulmonary System, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

No information could be got from the lady herself, who was temporarily insane from an acute attack of brain-fever.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

An indication that a medication schedule was modified by temporarily terminating a prescribed regimen of medication.

(Drug Interrupted, NCI Thesaurus)

Some people can tell when they are about to have a migraine because they see flashing lights or zigzag lines or they temporarily lose their vision.

(Migraine, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)