in/for the foreseeable future

idiom

: at a time that is not long from now : soon
We have no plans to sell our house in/for the foreseeable future.

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And unless the lake stops being filled with recycled wastewater, Gufarotti said, the units will be running constantly for the foreseeable future, meaning ongoing maintenance and electricity costs. Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Most likely not, at least not in the foreseeable future. Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 The rise of highly capable assistive AI tools also risks disrupting traditional pathways for expertise development when it’s still clearly needed now, and will be in the foreseeable future. David Autor, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025 Most of California’s numerous public employee unions will not see salary increases in the foreseeable future. John Moorlach, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in/for the foreseeable future

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“In/for the foreseeable future.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%2Ffor%20the%20foreseeable%20future. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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