9
briefly(adjective, adverb, transientness)
6
for a while(expression, idiom, adverb, briefly, momentarily)
4
temporarily(adverb, transientness)
4
while
3
brief
3
fleeting
3
temporary
3
transient
2
acting(verb, adjective)
2
ad interim(expression, adjective, idiom)
2
ephemeral
2
for a moment(expression, idiom, adverb)
2
inconstant
2
minute(noun, adjective)
2
moment
2
momentarily
2
passing
2
perishable
2
place(noun, adjective)
2
provisional
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