mo·men·tar·i·ly

[moh-muhn-tair-uh-lee, moh-muhn-ter-]
adverb
1.
for a moment; briefly: to pause momentarily.
2.
at any moment; imminently: expected to occur momentarily.

Origin:
1645–55; momentary + -ly

currently, immediately, momentarily, now, presently, soon (see synonym study at immediately)(see usage note at presently).
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momentarily (ˈməʊməntərəlɪ, -trɪlɪ, ˈməʊməntlɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adv
1.  for an instant; temporarily
2.  from moment to moment; every instant
3.  (US), (Canadian) very soon

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Example sentences
But he has been momentarily humiliated, and his future influence is threatened
  for several reasons.
Then there is a discharge in the cloud, and the field collapses momentarily,
  and the crystals begin to realign again.
As the brainstorming ideas are hypothesized as years down the road, the
  pressure is momentarily off.
Slum tourism turns poverty into entertainment, something that can be
  momentarily experienced and then escaped from.
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