momentary.
Lasting for only a moment.
Meaning & usage
Lasting for only a moment.
Happening at every moment; perpetual.
Ephemeral or relatively short-lived.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English momentare, from Late Latin mōmentārius (“of brief duration”), from mōmentum (“a short time, an instant”). By surface analysis, moment + -ary.
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