What is another word for for the time being?
Pronunciation:
[ fəðə tˈa͡ɪm bˈiːɪŋ], [ fəðə tˈaɪm bˈiːɪŋ], [ f_ə_ð_ə t_ˈaɪ_m b_ˈiː__ɪ_ŋ]
Related words: for the meantime, for now, for the time being, for the meantime until, for the time being at least, for the moment
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Synonyms for For the time being:
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adj.
• present- at this moment ,
- even now ,
- in duration ,
- in process ,
- just now ,
- nowadays ,
- today ,
- under consideration ,
- Begun ,
- Commenced ,
- ad hoc ,
- already ,
- being ,
- coeval ,
- contemporaneous ,
- contemporary ,
- current ,
- existent ,
- extant ,
- going on ,
- immediate ,
- instant ,
- modern ,
- prompt ,
- started ,
- topical ,
- up-to-date .
- acting ,
- alternate ,
- band-aid ,
- brief ,
- changeable ,
- ephemeral ,
- evanescent ,
- fleeting ,
- fugacious ,
- fugitive ,
- impermanent ,
- interim ,
- limited ,
- makeshift ,
- momentary ,
- mortal ,
- passing ,
- perishable ,
- provisional ,
- shifting ,
- short ,
- short-lived ,
- slapdash ,
- stopgap ,
- substitute ,
- summary ,
- supply ,
- transient ,
- transitory ,
- unstable ,
- volatile .
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adv.
• conditionally • while • in the meantime • meanwhile -
prep.
• during Other relevant words:
- time .
- Whiles ,
- ad interim ,
- at the same time ,
- awhile ,
- during the interval ,
- for a time ,
- for the meantime ,
- for the moment ,
- for the nonce ,
- for the time ,
- in the interim ,
- in the intervening time ,
- in the meanwhile ,
- present ,
- present-day ,
- pro tem ,
- pro tempore ,
- short-range ,
- short-term ,
- temporary .
How to use "For the time being" in context?
When I was younger, I used to think that "for the time being" meant that something was temporary. I was wrong. "For the time being" is actually a way of saying that something is still an option. It's not set in stone. It can change at any time.
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