[ adverb ]
■ for a short time
e.g.)
・she visited him briefly
・was briefly associated with IBM
→
briefly
[ adverb ]
■ for an instant or moment
e.g.)
・we paused momentarily before proceeding
・a cardinal perched momently on the dogwood branch
→
momentarily
,
momently
[ noun ]
■ a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
e.g.)
・if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
→
blink of an eye
,
flash
,
heartbeat
,
instant
,
jiffy
,
new york minute
,
split second
,
trice
,
twinkling
,
wink
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