Meaning Of For The Time Being In English - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of for the time being in English

for the time being

phrase Add to word list Add to word list C1 for a limited period: Leave the ironing for the time being - I'll do it later. She's put her career on hold for the time being. We'll think about buying a bigger car next year but for the time being we'll carry on with this one. For the time being, we can manage with this arrangement. The plan has been shelved for the time being. At least for the time being, we'll probably stay here. See also time noun (PERIOD) (Definition of for the time being from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

for the time being | American Dictionary

for the time being

idiom (also for now/for the moment) Add to word list Add to word list at this time: The union voted not to strike for the time being. The situation seems to be peaceful, for now at least.

Note:

• Used to say that although one set of conditions exists now, the situation could change.

(Definition of for the time being from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of for the time being

in Spanish por el momento… See more in Portuguese por enquanto… See more in French in Turkish in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Ukrainian pour le moment… See more şimdilik… See more momenteel… See more v této chvíli… See more i øjeblikket… See more sementara itu… See more ในระหว่าง… See more trong lúc đó… See more na razie… See more för närvarande, så länge, tills vidare… See more buat sementara waktu… See more unterdessen… See more inntil videre, foreløpig… See more тим часом, поки… See more Need a translator?

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