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transitorily
adverb
formaluk /ˈtræn.zɪ.tər.əl.i/ us /ˌtræn.zəˈtɔːr.əl.i/
in a way that lasts for only a short time:
Acupuncture transitorily reduced the pain in my knee.
We were transitorily poor, but most of the time we managed to stay well above the poverty line.
It may be that an increase in funding will improve services only transitorily.
The level of pollution transitorily exceeded the legal limit.
The rate of interest decreased transitorily before going up again the following month.
Motorists were transitorily thrilled by the idea of driving a truck.
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