Definitions

for the moment

ADVERB

awhile

Synonyms

WEAK

briefly for a bit for a little while for a moment for a spell for a while momentarily not for long temporarily transiently

ADVERB

meantime

Synonyms

STRONGEST

interim

STRONG

interregnum interruption interval meanwhile recess while

WEAK

at the same time concurrently for now for the duration for then in the interim in the interval in the meanwhile simultaneously

ADVERB

meanwhile

Synonyms

STRONG

meantime till

WEAK

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

ADVERB

pro tempore

Synonyms

WEAK

for the time pro tem temporarily

Example Sentences

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Nothing appeared for the moment to indicate why the building might have been targeted, he added.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Their house was tantalizingly close, but for the moment it might as well have been on the moon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

Or if you like your job and take a long view, you can suck it up and wait for the moment to pass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

An influential research paper from the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab pointed at infrastructure and much-needed upgrade costs as the possible main culprits behind higher bills, at least for the moment.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Let us leave her for the moment and go back to Matilda and her first day in Miss Honey's class.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

for the moment

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