for the time being
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for the time being
adverb
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Temporarily; for now; until later; until the situation changes; in an indefinite period of time.
I think I will ignore the problem for the time being.
Similar: for the time, for time, pro tem
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adv temporarily; until later
| Español | por ahora, por el momento, por lo pronto, de momento, hoy por hoy |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 当分の間 tōbun-no aida, 差し当たり sashiatari, 取りあえず toriaezu |
| 中文 | 就目前而言 jiù mùqián éryán, 暫時 /暂时 zànshí, 權時 /权时 quánshí, 權且 /权且 quánqiě, 姑且 gūqiě |
| Português | por enquanto |
| Français | pour le moment, pour l'instant |
| Deutsch | fürs Erste, vorerst, einstweilen, vorläufig, zunächst einmal, bis auf Weiteres |
| Italiano | per il momento |
| Ελληνικά | προς το παρόν pros to parón, για τώρα gia tóra, για την ώρα gia tin óra |
| Română | deocamdată, pentru moment |
| Русский | пока́ poká, пока́ что poká što, до поры́ до вре́мени do porý do vrémeni |
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