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for the moment

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awhile adv.
meantime adv.
meanwhile adv.
pro tempore adv.

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

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for the moment

He now has fight, principles and trust—at least for the moment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Given the tragic circumstances that brought him to Peter, you wait for the moment when grief and anger bubble up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

"She had time to tell me was that she is, for the moment, in Iceland, where she is listening to the wind," Carlberg, said.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Samuel Guiberteau, a Danone executive on a business trip to Lombok since Friday, said by phone "nothing is certain for the moment", as he searched for alternative flights back to the capital.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

He listened, enchanted, forgetting, for the moment, all but the soaring melody.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

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