momentary

[ moh-muh n-ter-ee ]

/ ˈmoʊ mənˌtɛr i /

lasting but a moment; very brief; fleeting: a momentary glimpse.

that might occur at any moment; ever impending: to live in fear of momentary annihilation.

effective or recurring at every moment; constant.

Origin of momentary

1425–75; late Middle English momentare < Latin mōmentārius. See moment, -ary

mo·men·tar·i·ness, noun in·ter·mo·men·tar·y, adjective non·mo·men·tar·i·ness, noun non·mo·men·tar·y, adjective

It is hardly a rejection of adulthood, rather a momentary escape from routine.

Don’t Diss the Beauty of Brunch: Defending Our Favorite Meal |Tim Teeman |October 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They are not the result of momentary negligence or incompetence.

The Worst Place in the World for MH370 to Go Missing |Clive Irving |April 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Does this really sound like an event at the beginning of time when the universe experienced a momentary burst of expansion?

Evangelicals Still Don’t Know What to Do With the Big Bang |Karl W. Giberson |March 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
His momentary intention to resist this silent request—a “like, seriously?”

Watching Us, Watching Them: On ‘The People’s Couch’ |Tim Teeman |March 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

This, I confess, shamefully gave rise to momentary schadenfreude—even glee.

Violence is the New Normal in Abu Tor |Rabbi Daniel Landes |July 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
O Mr. Lockwood, I cannot express what a terrible start I got by the momentary view!

Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 6 |Various
The dying man heard him attentively, and the words made a momentary impression.

Homeward Bound |James Fenimore Cooper
This causes a momentary vacuum to be formed under the paper, and the pressure of the air above, which is about 15 lb.

The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 |Various
There is a representation; it is inexact, because it is fragmentary and momentary.

A Night in the Luxembourg |Remy De Gourmont
Hazzard curled his lips in a faint, momentary grin of superiority.

The Deserter, and Other Stories |Harold Frederic

momentary

/ (ˈməʊməntərɪ, -trɪ) /

lasting for only a moment; temporary

momentariness, noun