idiom · neutral
for the time being
UK/fə ðə ˈtaɪm ˈbiːɪŋ/US/fər ðə ˈtaɪm ˈbiːɪŋ/for·the·TIME·be·ing
speakingtask2
temporarily; for now
Examples
“The office will be closed for the time being while renovations take place.”
“For the time being, students must submit essays online.”
“We have switched to online meetings for the time being.”
Band 8 sentence
“For the time being, international exchange programmes will operate online until travel restrictions are lifted.”
Collocations
- closed for the time being
- suspended for the time being
Word family
for the time being idiom
Common mistakes
for time being→for the time being
for the time of being→for the time being
Say it for a higher band
5temporarily→6for now→7+for the time being
Synonyms
temporarily
Easily confused
in the meantime
“I'll prepare dinner; in the meantime, could you set the table?”
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