transitorily


tran·si·to·ry

T0319700 (trăn′sĭ-tôr′ē, trăn′zĭ-)adj. Existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary: "the disorder of his life: the succession of cities, of transitory loves" (Carson McCullers).
[Middle English transitorie, from Old French transitoire, from Late Latin trānsitōrius, from Latin, having a passageway, from trānsitus, passage; see transit.]
tran′si·to′ri·ly adv.tran′si·to′ri·ness n.
Thesaurus
Adv.1.transitorily - for a very brief timetransitorily - for a very brief time