for the moment

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awhile adv.
meantime adv.
meanwhile adv.
pro tempore adv.

ADVERB

awhile

Synonyms

WEAK

briefly for a bit for a little while for a moment for a spell for a while momentarily not for long temporarily transiently

ADVERB

meantime

Synonyms

STRONGEST

interim

STRONG

interregnum interruption interval meanwhile recess while

WEAK

at the same time concurrently for now for the duration for then in the interim in the interval in the meanwhile simultaneously

ADVERB

meanwhile

Synonyms

STRONG

meantime till

WEAK

ad interim concurrently during the interval for now for the duration for the time being for then in the interim in the interval in the intervening time in the meantime simultaneously until up to when

ADVERB

pro tempore

Synonyms

WEAK

for the time pro tem temporarily

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for the moment

Samuel Guiberteau, a Danone executive on a business trip to Lombok since Friday, said by phone "nothing is certain for the moment", as he searched for alternative flights back to the capital.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

A more helpful perspective comes from assuming for the moment that midcaps are a distinct asset class, and then comparing their returns with those of small- and large-cap stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

“I’m just waiting for the moment we have to run.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

But that night no bombs fell, and news broke over the weekend that further military strikes were off the table, at least for the moment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

I suppose it was fear that held me back, and the fact that, for the moment, Mr. Loomis was leaving me alone.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

for the moment

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