Idiom Breakdown

for the time being

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Definition

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

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"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."

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