time being — noun the present time … Wiktionary
time being — noun the present occasion for the nonce • Syn: ↑nonce • Hypernyms: ↑present, ↑nowadays … Useful english dictionary
for the time being — adverb temporarily (Freq. 2) we ll stop for the time being • Syn: ↑for the moment * * * FOR NOW, for the moment, for the present, in the interim, for the nonce, in/for the meantime, in the meanwhile, for a short time, briefly; temporarily,… … Useful english dictionary
for the time being — also {literary}[for the nonce] {adv. phr.} For now; for a while; temporarily. * /I haven t any note paper, but this envelope will do for the time being./ * /She hasn t found an apartment yet; she s staying with her aunt for the time being./ … Dictionary of American idioms
for the time being — also {literary}[for the nonce] {adv. phr.} For now; for a while; temporarily. * /I haven t any note paper, but this envelope will do for the time being./ * /She hasn t found an apartment yet; she s staying with her aunt for the time being./ … Dictionary of American idioms
for the time being — For the time being indicates that an action or state will continue into the future, but is temporary. I m sharing an office for the time being. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you talk about how a situation is for the time being,… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
for the time being — for now or for the moment or for the time being for the moment or for the time being for a short time, until a situation changes There s enough fuel to keep us going for now. You ll have to stay here for the time being. That s all I can tell you… … English dictionary
for\ the\ time\ being — • for the time being • for the nonce literary adv. phr. For now; for a while; temporarily. I haven t any note paper, but this envelope will do for the time being. She hasn t found an apartment yet; she s staying with her aunt for the time being … Словарь американских идиом
for the time being — indicates that an action or state will continue into the future, but is temporary. I m sharing an office for the time being … The small dictionary of idiomes
For the Time Being — For the Time Being: A Christmas Oratorio, is a long poem by W. H. Auden, written 1941 42, and first published in 1944. It was one of two long poems included in Auden s book also titled For the Time Being , published in 1944; the other poem… … Wikipedia
