temporarily
adv.for a short time only. You use this to describe something that is not permanent and will change back later.
adv.for a limited period of time; not permanently.
“The office is temporarily closed for repairs.”
“The road is temporarily blocked while workers clear the fallen tree from the path.”
“Although the museum is temporarily housed in a smaller building, the full collection will be on display once the main gallery renovation is complete next year.”
Typically placed before the verb it modifies or at the end of the clause.
Usage temporarily blocked · temporarily suspended
“In areas where the clouds obscured the view, some viewers reported that it temporarily got a little darker than it otherwise would have been, as the Moon blocked the light from the Sun.”
“Some expect the White House to return to that system, at least temporarily.”
Common in science writing
From temporary + -ly.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.