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Old 10-10-2011, 12:25 PM   #47
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Originally Posted by VydorScope View Post
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 "
You mean American dictionaries disagree...

From the OED:

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momentarily, adv.

1. For a moment; for a very short time, fleetingly.
2. At the moment; instantly. Now rare.
3. At every moment; moment by moment. Now rare.
4. Chiefly N. Amer. At any moment; in a moment, soon.
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