ephemerally
For brief moments
In a way that lasts only briefly or exists for a short time.
Something that appears ephemerally comes and goes quickly: The fog settled ephemerally over the valley before burning off.
The word applies to fleeting moments, temporary states, or things not meant to endure: Data stored ephemerally disappears when the session ends.
Happening without any delay
- split-secondFraction of a moment
- flashBrief burst of light
- blinkRapid lid movement
- twinklingRapid, intermittent shining
heartbeat · nanosecond · glimpse · snapshot · sudden · quick · rapid · fleeting
Tending to vanish quickly
- transitoryBrief in duration
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- vanishingCeasing to be visible
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
flitting · passing · dissipating · evaporating · melting · withering · decaying · elusive
Conditional and possibly temporary
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- short-termOf limited duration
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
pro tem · tentative · conditional · terminable · revocable · impermanent · limited · placeholder
instantaneous
Happening without any delay
- split-secondFraction of a moment
- flashBrief burst of light
- blinkRapid lid movement
twinkling · heartbeat · nanosecond · glimpse · snapshot · sudden · quick · rapid · fleeting · brief
evanescent
Tending to vanish quickly
- transitoryBrief in duration
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- vanishingCeasing to be visible
fading · flitting · passing · dissipating · evaporating · melting · withering · decaying · elusive · volatile
provisional
Conditional and possibly temporary
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- short-termOf limited duration
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
makeshift · pro tem · tentative · conditional · terminable · revocable · impermanent · limited · placeholder · transient
ephemerallypermanently
In an unchanging manner
enduringly · perpetually · eternally · lastingly · everlastingly
ephemerallyimmutably
In unalterable manner
indelibly · steadfastly · fixedly · constantly · stably
- ephemeral streamsChannels wet only briefly
- spring ephemeralShort-lived woodland wildflower
- ephemeral beautyLoveliness brief in duration