for the time being as a adverb: - 1
for the time being
adverb
1 for the time being
Temporarily:
— We'll stop for the time being.
synonym: for the moment.
Roget 106:
while,
whilst,
during,
pending;
during the time,
during the interval;
in the course of,
at that point,
at that point in time;
for the time being,
day by day;
in the time of,
when;
meantime,
meanwhile;
in the meantime,
in the interim;
ad interim,
pendente lite [Lat.];
de die in diem [Lat.];
from day to day,
from hour to hour
&c.;
hourly,
always;
for a time,
for a season;
till,
until,
up to,
yet,
as far as,
by that time,
so far,
hereunto,
heretofore,
prior to this,
up to this point.
the whole time,
all the time;
all along;
throughout
etc.
(completely)
52;
for good
etc.
(diuturnity)
110.
hereupon,
thereupon,
whereupon;
then;
anno Domini,
A. D.;
ante Christum,
A. C.;
before Christ,
B. C.;
anno urbis conditae [Lat.],
A. U.C.;
anno regni [Lat.],
A. R.;
once upon a time,
one fine morning,
one fine day,
one day,
once.
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Roget 118:
at this time,
at this moment
etc.
113;
at the present time
etc.
n.;
now,
at present;
at hand.
at this time of day,
today,
nowadays;
already;
even now,
but now,
just now;
on the present occasion;
for the time being,
for the nonce;
pro hac vice. [Lat.];
on the nail,
on the spot;
on the spur of the moment,
until now;
to this day,
to the present day.
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Moby thesaurus: ad interim, as of now, as things are, at present, at this juncture, at this moment, at this point, at this time, awhile, between acts, betweentimes, betweenwhiles, but now, during the interval, en attendant, even now, for a time, for the meantime, for the moment, for the nonce, for the time, for this occasion, here, here and now, hereat, hic et nunc, in our time, in the interim, in the meanwhile, in these days, just now, meantime, meanwhile, now, nowadays, on the spot, pendente lite, pro tem, pro tempore, temporarily, this day, this night, today, tonight, until then ... show more.
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