for the moment

for the moment

Just for right now. Please sit here for the moment while I prepare your table. Julie knew better than to speak up when her father was so angry, so she kept quiet for the moment. For the sake of making progress in our meeting this morning, let's put aside the issue of possible pay reductions for the moment.

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

for the moment

 and for the time being

for the present; for now; temporarily. This quick fix will have to do for the moment. This is all right for the time being. It'll have to be improved next week, however. This good feeling will last only for the time being.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

for the moment

Also, for the present; for the time being. Temporarily, during the period under consideration, for now. For example, For the moment I am tied up, but I'll get to it next week, or This room arrangement will do for the present, or Jim will act as secretary for the time being. The first term dates from the late 1800s, the first variant from the mid-1500s, and the second variant from the late 1400s.

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.