the time being

Example Sentences

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The building in the nation's capital that houses the Kennedy Center continues, however, to display Trump's name on its facade for the time being.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

For the time being, vinyl records made from reclaimed materials are the best that companies like Swanson’s can do, though they’re are always on the lookout for other, viable options for improving their footprint.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Now, at least for the time being, it’s gone.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The overnight local election results have confirmed that, for the time being at least, electoral politics in Britain has become highly fragmented.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

But for the time being, at the end of the nineteenth century, there was another great controversy on the horizon.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall