time being

Thân thiện

For the time being, we will use the small conference room.

Definition

Noun: The present moment or current period; the immediate, temporary situation.

Usage

"Time being" is used to refer to the current, often temporary, state of affairs. It is almost exclusively used in the fixed phrase "for the time being", which means "for now" or "temporarily."

Examples

• Let's leave the decision for the time being and revisit it next week.
• This old computer will have to do for the time being.
• She is staying with her parents for the time being until she finds her own apartment.

Advanced Usage

• For the nonce: A more formal or literary synonym for "for the time being."
  • This arrangement will suffice for the nonce.

Variants and Related Words

• Present (n): The current time.
• Interim (n): The intervening time; a temporary or provisional arrangement.

Synonyms

• The present moment
• The interim
• The here and now

Related Phrases

• For the time being: For the present; temporarily.
  • This is the plan for the time being.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the present occasion
   • for the nonce

Từ đồng nghĩa

• nonce