momentarily

1 The advice comes from classical rhetoric, and it makes sense for long orations: if a listener’s mind momentarily wanders, the passage she has missed is gone forever.

2 He thinks momentarily about calling his father, who would be the only person in town awake at that hour, but dismisses the idea after trying to come up with an explanation to give him.

3 The bear dropped to all fours—stopping my breath momentarily and nearly stopping my heart—made a loud “whuffing” sound, then turned and disappeared into the woods.

4 “Local residents in West Oakland are concerned about the installation of metal detectors at West Oakland High after a malfunction in the equipment momentarily harmed a student,” the man said.

5 They rallied at the doors of the Empire State Building, and the enemy army was momentarily thrown into confusion.

6 The valley had darkened, grown gray and momentarily still; almost icy cold.

7 A noise nearby caused them both to freeze momentarily.

8 The mercenary’s eyes rested momentarily on the innkeeper.

9 “The Dark Lord is ... I believe...mistaken,” Bella panted, and her eyes gleamed momentarily under her hood as she looked around to check that they were indeed alone.

10 A star appeared behind them and was momentarily eclipsed by some movement.

11 When I move my fingers, they wriggle and I momentarily envision them detaching and crawling away.

12 That past wound, will momentarily remind, be not suffered again by love, do not hoodwink.

那过去的伤, 随时会提醒, 别再被爱情所折磨, 不要被蒙蔽.

13 The roar came again, if anything with greater intensity, momentarily drowning out all the other commotion.

14 My brain had momentarily lost its depth perception.

15 The teacher's attention was momentarily on Granpa, down the street.

老师一时只顾顺着街去看爷爷.

16 I let out a scream and drew back momentarily, dazed and smarting.

17 The pellets had been only momentarily painful, but the incident increased the young dog’s wary nervousness.

18 He grinned to himself, and the staff noticed his face and relaxed momentarily.

19 Matches flared, momentarily highlighting the faces.

火柴着了, 发出的光芒把众人的脸照亮了片刻.

20 The blow startled him momentarily, giving Lyddie a chance to help Charles haul the ladder up onto the platform and out of reach.

1 时时刻刻

momentary at every moment hour by hour momently

2 即刻

immediate just forthwith immediately just now stat at the same time early instantaneous away this moment instant

3 瞬间

momentaneous flash transient instantaneous momentary split-second point second minute moment shake breath instant twinkle jiffy twinkling transience MO SEC trice transiency jiff momentariness instancy eyewink in a trice split second fugitive in the twinkling of an eye

4 立即

immediate instant right directly straight outright forthwith in a trice right now at once on the spot out of hand in no time immediately instantly stat thereupon therewith forthright instanter lickety-split right away here and now then and there there and then tout de suite at a word at the drop of a hat toot sweet in less than no time in a snap on the nail ready pronto now yesterday overnight at the double without more ado in tracks in a moment this moment in short order right off the bat on a dime summary double-quick promptly straightaway spot right off straight off straight away on the double without further ado p.d.q. prompt instantaneous fast quickly immediacy like a flash without a second thought in a flash on-the-spot already off the top of your head like magic speedy undelayed soon anon thereon offhand summarily straightway incontinently onetime swith slap-bang in two twos bang off off the reel the instant off the bat

5 即时

ready prompt swift instantaneous instantaneously on the instant at sight on sight

6 片刻地

momently

7 一会儿

soon presently while bit space crack wee jiff

8 马上

just now shortly p.d.q. right yet soon immediately instantly promptly forthwith sharpish pronto in a couple of shakes in two shakes without a second thought at any minute now in less next to no time in less than to no time on the nail right now at once right away right off anytime soon in no time any minute right off the bat this minute straight away any minute now at any minute

9 短暂地

briefly momently fleetingly quickly

10 随时

momently any moment any minute

11 短促

short momentary

12 暂时

temporary jury interim temporal provisional tentative makeshift momentary deciduous ephemeral transitory impermanent passing awhile season spell streak truce impermanence temporality caducity

13 时时刻刻地

momently

14 片刻

transient momentary transitory awhile second minute moment instant snatch volatile momently crack mo sec in small doses tick heartbeat a bit

15 短暂

short fast passing lightning transient fugitive fleeting momentary ephemeral transitory briefly brevity brief brittle short-lived fleetingly transience transitoriness fugacious flying volatile frail deciduous fungous temporality quick temporary evanescent quickly caducous fleet mushroom episodic nonce impermanent fly-by-night momently impermanence caducity written in water

16 每时每刻

momentary

17 立刻

PDQ immediate prompt swift speedy now immediately Pat outright forthwith straightaway straightway offhandedly presto pronto off-hand immediacy tout de suite right away off in a jiffy in a jiff at once right now in a trice in less than no time in two shakes in two ticks in jig time right away in a few minutes here and now first off without delay hubba-hubba eftsoon away instant shortly anon in the turn of a hand in a snap in the drawing of a trigger right forth with whip and spur off the hooks in tracks in a second off the bat