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for the time being

phraseB2Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

For the time being means for now, until something changes. Leave it for the time being.

It marks an arrangement as temporary without saying when it will end, which is why it appears in so many notices. For the time being is a promise that the matter will be looked at again.

Definitions of for the time being

  1. 1phrasefor the time beingFor now, until something changes.B2

    “The office stays open on Saturdays for the time being.”

for the time being is a phrase.

Practised in Time & Calendar

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