for the time being

Definitions

Temporarily; for now; until later; until the situation changes; in an indefinite period of time.

idiomatic, not-comparable

Equivalents

Examples

“I think⟳ I will ignore⟳ the problem for the time being.”

“And so, unfortunately, this great and spreading network of railways, that recently showed such promise⟳ as a major instrument in the modern development of China, must be left for the time being in the melting-pot of Armageddon.”

“Neither Aracil nor his five friends have⟳ the money to pay⟳ for the costs of the demolition, which, they say⟳, are punitively over-inflated. For the time being, their hopes rest⟳ on legal appeals, and should those fail⟳, on a crowdfunding campaign.”

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