time being
Current interim period
The time being is the present moment, used almost exclusively in the phrase for the time being—meaning temporarily or until circumstances change.
We're staying with my parents for the time being.
The expression acknowledges that current arrangements are provisional, not permanent.
During the intervening time
- meantimeIntervening time interval
- interludePause between sections
- intervalDuration between two points
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
gap · hiatus · respite · interregnum · stopgap · placeholder · holding pattern · waiting period
Brief in duration
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- passingMoving by or temporary
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- momentaryLasting very briefly
temporary · short-lived · evanescent · provisional · for now · current · present moment · here and now
meanwhile
During the intervening time
pause · gap · hiatus · respite · interregnum · stopgap · placeholder · holding pattern · waiting period · in-between
transitory
Brief in duration
momentary · temporary · short-lived · evanescent · provisional · for now · current · present moment · here and now · nowadays
time beingforever
For all time
permanently · eternity · eternally · indefinitely · always
time beinglong run
Extended period ahead
long term · eventually · in the end · ultimately · in due course
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