- for the meantime
- until a later time
The department's finances are currently being reviewed so all expense claims have been put on hold for the meantime.
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for the meantime
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for the meantime — phrase until a later time The department’s finances are currently being reviewed so all expense claims have been put on hold for the meantime. Thesaurus: from now or from a particular timesynonym Main entry: meantime * * * for the meantime : for… … Useful english dictionary
for the time being — Synonyms and related words: ad interim, as of now, as things are, at present, at this juncture, at this moment, at this point, at this time, awhile, between acts, betweentimes, betweenwhiles, but now, during the interval, en attendant, even now,… … Moby Thesaurus
for the time being — adverb temporarily (Freq. 2) we ll stop for the time being • Syn: ↑for the moment * * * FOR NOW, for the moment, for the present, in the interim, for the nonce, in/for the meantime, in the meanwhile, for a short time, briefly; temporarily,… … Useful english dictionary
for the time being — we re living in the cottage for the time being Syn: for now, for the moment, for the present, in the interim, for the nonce, in/for the meantime, in the meanwhile, for a short time, briefly; temporarily, provisionally, pro tem … Thesaurus of popular words
for the nonce — FOR THE TIME BEING, temporarily, pro tem, for now, for the moment, for the interim, for a while, for the present, in the meantime; provisionally. → nonce * * * adverb 1. dial chiefly Eng : for the particular or express purpose had an anger fit… … Useful english dictionary
for the nonce — for the nonce, I ll be the acting chairman Syn: for the time being, temporarily, pro tem, for now, for the moment, for the interim, for a while, for the present, in the meantime; provisionally … Thesaurus of popular words
For the Man Who Has Everything — Infobox comics story arc imagesize= caption = Cover by Dave Gibbons publisher =DC Comics, edited by Julius Schwartz date=1985 titles= Superman Annual #11 notable=y main char team = Superman, Mongul, Wonder Woman, Batman, Robin, Jor El writers =… … Wikipedia
for the present — in the meantime, now, at this time … English contemporary dictionary
in the meantime — for now, meanwhile Someday I want to own a yacht. In the meantime, I have a canoe … English idioms
in the meantime — adverb during the intervening time (Freq. 4) meanwhile I will not think about the problem meantime he was attentive to his other interests in the meantime the police were notified • Syn: ↑meanwhile, ↑meantime * * * in the meantime … Useful english dictionary
