⏱️ For a short time ⌛ Very soon

momently

8.2

Lasts for a very short time

adverb
/ˈmoʊməntli/

Archaic

: momentáneamente

She paused momently to consider her next words.

Examples

The sun appeared momently from behind the clouds and then disappeared again.
He hesitated momently before answering the difficult question.
He was distracted momently by a sudden noise outside the window.
The bird perched momently on the branch before flying away.
He looked up momently from his book.
The sun appeared momently before disappearing behind the clouds again.
She smiled at him momently before turning away.

Synonyms

momentarily

vsmomently

47 3.7

For a very short time

is the same meaning but in the other form

shortly

vsmomently

6 1.5

For a little time

is used more for an instant rather than a lasting period

fleetingly

vsmomently

4 5.5

For a very short time

is even more instant and lasts for a single moment

transiently

vsmomently

1 6.8

For a short time before returning to normal

is typically shorter, suggesting a single instant

ephemerally

vsmomently

7.9

For a short time

is used more for a single instant rather than a period

Antonyms

permanently

218 2.9

Stays the same for all time

continuously

95 2.3

Happens without stopping or pausing

How Briefly

instantly

330 1.0

momently

Archaic

8.2

briefly

414 1.0

Surface Forms

momently positive

Morphology

momently = moment (transparent) = moment + ly

The word 'momently' is transparently derived from 'moment' with the adverbial suffix '-ly', indicating a brief duration.

Etymology

Momently comes from moment, a word for a very short 'time' that is related to the common word move, because a moment was seen as a tiny 'movement' of time. So momently can mean 'for a brief moment', something that lasts only a short instant.