for the present

for the present
FOR THE TIME BEING, for now, for the moment, for a while, temporarily, pro tem.

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adverb

leave it at that for the present — Virgil Thomson

for the present men are expendable, tanks aren't — Fred Majdalany

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for the present
1. As far as concerns the present time, for the moment
2. Now, for the time being
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Main Entry:present

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for the present phrase
used for saying that something exists or happens in the period of time happening now but may not be permanent

It was useless to talk about it any more, for the present at least.

Thesaurus: able to be changed and lasting only a short timesynonym
Main entry: present

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for the ˈmoment/ˈpresent idiom
for now; for a short time

This house is big enough for the moment, but we'll have to move if we have children.

Main entry:momentidiom

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