for the time being

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Adverb

for the time being (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) 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.

   • 1941 October, F. S. Bond, “The Railways of China”, in Railway Magazine, page 440:

     And so, unfortunately, this great and spreading network of railways, that recently showed such promise as a major instrument in the modern development of China, must be left for the time being in the melting-pot of Armageddon.

   • 2022 September 24, Sam Jones, “Ill-fated Spanish village poised to be destroyed a third time”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     Neither Aracil nor his five friends have the money to pay for the costs of the demolition, which, they say, are punitively over-inflated. For the time being, their hopes rest on legal appeals, and should those fail, on a crowdfunding campaign.