Meaning
“For the time being” means for now, temporarily, or for the present moment until something changes. It often implies that the situation is not permanent.
Grammar and Usage
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Part of speech: adverbial phrase
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Usage: placed at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence.
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Common structures:
- For the time being, + clause
- + clause + for the time being
Common Phrases
- stay here for the time being
- use this method for the time being
- for the time being, that’s enough
Collocations
- remain for the time being
- work for the time being
- decide for the time being
- accept for the time being
Examples
- You can stay in this room for the time being until we find a better place.
- Let’s use this old laptop for the time being until the new one arrives.
- For the time being, we’ll keep the project on hold.
- I don’t have a job right now, so I’m helping at my uncle’s shop for the time being.
- We’ll keep things simple for the time being and add more features later.
- The road is closed, so we’ll have to take a detour for the time being.
- For the time being, she’s living with her parents.
Synonyms or Related
- temporarily
- for now
- for the moment
- provisionally
Antonym
- permanently
- forever
- indefinitely