temporally

Regarding the when

Temporally means with respect to time, as opposed to space, eternity, or spiritual matters.

The two events are temporally but not causally related.

In philosophy and theology, temporal concerns are worldly and finite, contrasted with the eternal: temporally bound existence.

The word also describes sequence: The scenes are temporally disjointed.

sequence

sequentially

In ordered succession

chronologically · ordered · phased · staged · cyclically · periodically · intermittently · alternately · rhythmically · iteratively

duration

briefly

In few words

ephemerally · temporarily · short-lived · passing · evanescent · impermanent · provisional · interim · fleeting · transitory

measurement

duration

Length of existence

  • intervalDuration between two points
  • spanDistance between endpoints
  • periodPunctuation ending sentences

epoch · era · millisecond · second · minute · hourly · daily · weekly · monthly · annually

historical

historically

In past times

previously · originally · traditionally · retrospectively · antiquated · archaically · medievally · ancestrally · primordially · classically

timing

synchronized

Occurring at the same time

simultaneously · concurrently · asynchronously · delayed · premature · belated · timely · untimely · opportune · instantaneously

Opposites
time vs. space

temporallyspatially

Concerning position in space

geographically · physically · positionally · locally · dimensionally

duration/permanence

temporallypermanently

In an unchanging manner

perpetually · eternally · everlastingly · enduringly · timelessly

worldly vs. spiritual realm

temporallyspiritually

Concerning the soul

eternally · divinely · transcendently · celestially · metaphysically

Phrases
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temporal, temporality

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