adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
momentarily (= for a very short time )
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He paused momentarily, then knocked twice more.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
forget
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The threat of the soldiers was momentarily forgotten as she struggled to keep her footing and prevent the animal from bolting.
look
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Recognising the tenderness inherent in the small caresses, Luke looked momentarily distracted.
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He looked momentarily intrigued as he saw her, as though he actually cared about what she might be doing.
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Even though they are momentarily looking at the same hymn book, they are singing different songs.
pause
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Until the armoured regiment had crossed its start line, the armoured infantry would pause momentarily in forward holding areas.
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As he passed Jenny's door he paused momentarily , but shook his head at himself and went on down the stairs.
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He paused momentarily then knocked twice more.
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Dalgliesh paused momentarily to study the façade.
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Meh'Lindi paused momentarily , glanced back in the direction of the spy-fly, and winked.
stop
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The dancing had stopped momentarily , and a space had been cleared round the happy couple.
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According to referee Joe Cortez, Golota had a seizure and began to swallow his tongue and momentarily stopped breathing.
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The drizzle which has been intermittently falling all morning has momentarily stopped .
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She looked down through the wards where the festive celebrations had momentarily stopped .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I'll be with you momentarily .
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Mr Ewing will see you momentarily , sir.
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Spoleto paused momentarily to speak with reporters.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Asked if he had ever considered doing costume work outside wrestling, Ojeda was momentarily at a loss.
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Billy had lost track momentarily of where he was or how he had gotten there.
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But to no avail; his ears would only come forward momentarily , and would then return to the backwards position again.
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He checked, but only momentarily , then he had jumped down on to the track a knife in his hand.
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He was momentarily a bit taken aback.
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She rolled each syllable and stilled it momentarily in her throat.
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Stafford was momentarily at a loss.
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The recorder came in with an adagio-like slowness and gravity, momentarily wobbled off-key, then recovered.