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for the time being. idiom (also for now/for the moment) Add to word list. Add to word list. at this time: The union voted not to strike for the time being. The situation seems to be peaceful, for now at least. Note: Used to say that although one set of conditions exists now, the situation could change.
phrase. If something is the case or will happen for the time being, it is the case or will happen now, but only until something else becomes possible or happens. For the time being, however, immunotherapy is still in its experimental stages. The situation is calm for the time being.
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Synonyms for FOR THE TIME BEING: now, currently, today, anymore, right now, presently, nowadays, here; Antonyms of FOR THE TIME BEING: then, before, once, formerly, long, away, far, since.
a. : the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues see bleeding time, coagulation time, prothrombin time, reaction time. b. : a continuum which lacks spatial dimensions and in which events succeed one another from past through present to future. 2.
for the time ˈbeing (also for the ˈmoment/ˈpresent) now, and for a short time in the future: He can stay with us for the time being until he finds a place of his own. ♢ I’m happy here for the moment, but I might want to move soon.
Is it the short for an originally longer phrase like, "for the time being (considered now)" or is "being" used with an archaic connotation? What is "being" in the sentence, an adjective or a verb? english.stackexchange.com/questions/73849/…. being shows the continuity of 'be', like do becomes doing.
