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Originally Posted by dworth
Americans seem to misuse the word momentarily, and use it to mean 'in a moment' rather than 'for a moment'. It does seem to crop up a lot in military themed books/films/games/ so maybe its restricted to military jargon.
"Reinforcments will be arriving momentarily" actually means "Reinforcments be arrving for a moment and then going somewhere else" not "Reinforcements will be arriving in a moment."
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Umm, the dictionary disagrees with you:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/momentarily :"3. at any moment : in a moment"
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/momentarily : "2. at any moment; imminently: expected to occur momentarily "