Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

for the time being

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.76 in modern English

Syllables: for the -time be-ing
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

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

Example Sentences

"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."

Synonyms

for the time for time pro tem for the moment

Questions

What does for the time being mean?: Temporarily; for now; until later; until the situation changes; in an indefinite period of time.

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