Synonyms of for the time being

for the time being

phrase

as in now

at the present time

We're still waiting on the test results and for the time being the best thing you can do is try to distract yourself.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• now
• currently
• today
• anymore
• right now
• presently
• nowadays
• here
• at present

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• then
• before
• once
• formerly
• long
• away
• far
• since
• previously
• heretofore
• farthest
• ago
• hitherto
• remotest

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of for the time being

After Friday’s game, the gloom-and-doom on the North Side had disappeared, at least for the time being. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

The Hometown Olathe Family Farm — a winery and farm that offered family events — is closed for the time being. — Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026

Those classes will move to Centennial Hall for the time being. — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2026

The public reaction is no doubt exactly the kind of boost Rockstar wanted to see after a brutal week of leaks, which seems to have ceased, for the time being. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026