Meaning of for the time being | Babel Free
Definitions
Temporarily; for now; until later; until the situation changes; in an indefinite period of time.
idiomatic, not-comparable
Equivalents
Azərbaycan dili
hələlik
Беларуская
пакуль
Čeština
prozatím
Deutsch
bis auf Weiteres
einstweilen
erstmal
fürs erste
momentan
vorerst
vorerst
vorläufig
zunächst
zunächst einmal
Italiano
per il momento
Português
por enquanto
ไทย
ชั่วคราว
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.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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