transitorily

8.7

For a short time

adverb
/trænˈzɪtərɪli/

: transitoriamente

He lived in the city transitorily while completing his internship.

Examples

The exhibition will be open to the public transitorily, lasting only for a few days.
(a) the person or thing is present in the territory of the state, other than transitorily;

Academic text (1992)
The effects of the medication are transitorily beneficial but wear off quickly.

Synonyms

fleetingly

vstransitorily

4 5.5

For a very short time

is about being temporary and short-lived rather than sudden speed

transiently

vstransitorily

1 6.8

For a short time before returning to normal

means the same and refers to very brief, temporary times

ephemerally

vstransitorily

7.9

For a short time

is used for a very brief period rather than emphasizing sudden quickness

passingly

vstransitorily

5.9

Briefly and only a little for a short time

refers to a very brief period rather than slight or minimal degree

Antonyms

permanently

218 2.9

Stays the same for all time

How Temporary

fleetingly

4 5.5

transitorily

8.7

momentarily

47 3.7

briefly

414 1.0

temporarily

222 3.2

Surface Forms

transitorily positive

Morphology

transitorily = transitory (transparent) = transitory + ly

Formed from the adjective 'transitory' with the productive adverbial suffix '-ly'; meaning is directly 'in a temporary manner' (orthographic y→i change may confuse learners).

Etymology

Transitorily comes from the Latin parts trans- 'across' and ire 'to go', and it is like the words transit and transient that talk about passing by. So to do something transitorily is to do it in a way that 'passes by' or lasts only a short time.