for the time being

Idioms and Phrases

see for the moment .

Example Sentences

While that incident appears to have been the final straw for MSF in Port-au-Prince, at least for the time being, it was not the only recent example of extreme aggression against their staff.

From BBC

"But for the time being, we have to live with this memory effect."

From Science Daily

So for the time being things are heading in the right direction, and confidence is high from the boardroom all the way down.

From BBC

A whole range of measures flagged in Labour’s pre-election "Making Work Pay" document – the supposed blueprint for the legislation - have been put in the "too difficult" box for the time being.

From BBC

The details of what happened have not been shared in public, while the BBC has said Top Gear is being "rested" as a format for the time being.

From BBC

Related Words

• brief
• interim
• limited
• makeshift
• momentary
• provisional
• short-lived
• transitory