Definitions

for the time being

Part of Speech:

All (9) Adjective (6) Adverb (2) Preposition (1)

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present adj.
present-day adj.
pro tem adj.
short-range adj.
short-term adj.
temporary adj.
in the meantime adv.
meanwhile adv.
during prep.

ADJECTIVE

present

Synonyms

STRONGEST

current

STRONG

begun being coeval commenced contemporary instant modern nowadays prompt started today

WEAK

ad hoc already at this moment contemporaneous even now existent extant going on immediate in duration in process just now present-day topical under consideration up-to-date

Antonyms

STRONG

late old

WEAK

far former future past previous

ADJECTIVE

present-day

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contemporary modern

WEAK

ad hoc already at this moment begun being coeval commenced contemporaneous current even now existent existing extant going on immediate in duration in process instant just now new now nowadays prompt started today topical under consideration up-to-date

Antonyms

STRONGEST

old old-fashioned

ADJECTIVE

pro tem

Synonyms

WEAK

Band-Aid acting ad hoc ad interim alternate brief changeable ephemeral evanescent fleeting fugacious fugitive impermanent interim limited make-do makeshift momentary mortal overnight passing perishable pro tempore provisional provisory shifting short short-lived slapdash stopgap substitute summary supply temp transient transitory unfixed unstable volatile

ADJECTIVE

short-range

Synonyms

STRONGEST

tactical

WEAK

Band-Aid acting ad hoc ad interim alternate brief changeable ephemeral evanescent fleeting fugacious fugitive impermanent interim limited make-do makeshift momentary mortal overnight passing perishable pro tem pro tempore provisional provisory shifting short short-lived short-term slapdash stopgap substitute summary supply temp transient transitory unfixed unstable volatile

ADJECTIVE

short-term

Synonyms

STRONGEST

interim limited momentary

WEAK

Band-Aid acting ad hoc ad interim alternate brief changeable ephemeral evanescent fleeting fugacious fugitive impermanent make-do makeshift mortal overnight passing perishable pro tem pro tempore provisional provisory shifting short short-lived short-range slapdash stopgap substitute summary supply temp transient transitory unfixed unstable volatile

Antonyms

STRONGEST

permanent

ADJECTIVE

temporary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brief interim limited makeshift momentary provisional short-lived transitory

STRONG

acting alternate ephemeral fugitive impermanent make-do mortal passing perishable shifting short stopgap substitute summary supply temp transient volatile

WEAK

Band-Aid ad hoc ad interim changeable evanescent fleeting fugacious overnight pro tem pro tempore provisory slapdash unfixed unstable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enduring lasting lengthy long-lived permanent

STRONG

long unabridged

ADVERB

in the meantime

Synonyms

WEAK

meantime meanwhile sometimes temporarily

ADVERB

meanwhile

Synonyms

STRONG

meantime till

WEAK

ad interim concurrently during the interval for now for the duration for the moment for then in the interim in the interval in the intervening time in the meantime simultaneously until up to when

PREPOSITION

during

Synonyms

WEAK

all along all the while amid as at the same time as at the time in the course of in the interim in the meanwhile in the middle of in the time of meanwhile mid midst over pending the time between the whole time throughout until when while

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for the time being

While the market is expected to price in roughly quarterly rate hikes for the time being, Japan’s terminal rate is likely to be capped at or below 2%, Fujiki says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

He had been thinking of going abroad to study mechanical engineering, in Italy or Denmark, but then the protests began, and he decided to stay for the time being and do his part.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

We always try to have a pint of ice cream in our freezer from Henry’s Secret, which you can only order online for the time being.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Banerjee says for the time being the tournament's identity is built around its unique 100-ball format.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Even though I was lost and lonely, it was safe for the time being.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

for the time being

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