in perpetuity
For all time
In perpetuity means forever, without end.
The phrase appears in legal and formal contexts where permanent duration matters: The land was granted to the family in perpetuity, royalties paid in perpetuity.
It emphasizes that something continues indefinitely, with no built-in expiration.
- foreverFor all time
- for all timePerpetually, without termination
- permanenceQuality of lasting indefinitely
- eternityBoundless temporal existence
- world without endFor all eternity
aeon · infinity · irrevocable · time immemorial · indefeasible · conservation · easement · property rights · stewardship · legacy · entail · inheritance · stone · statute · deed · binding agreement · inalienable · set in stone
- eternityeternity, everlasting, eternal, timeless, endless
in perpetuitytemporarily
For a limited time
briefly · for the time being · momentarily · for now · short-term
in perpetuityephemerally
In a short-lived manner
impermanently · conditionally · pro tempore · in the short run · passing
perpetual, perpetuate, perpetually, perpetuity, perpetuation, perpetuating, perpetuated, perpetuates