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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

For the time being

Hi.
Any difference between 'for the time being' and 'for the present', 'at the moment', etc?

Thanks in advance!
  

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'for the time being' -> implies that the situation will continue into the future, and then is expected to end. "for the present" is close in meaning, but to me does not have the same tentative, tenuous quality.

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  • 'for the time being' -> implies that the situation will continue into the future, and then is expected to end.
  • "for the present" is close in meaning, but to me does not have the same tentative, tenuous quality.
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'for the time being' -> implies that the situation will continue into the future, and then is expected to end.
"for the present" is close in meaning, but to me does not have the same tentative, tenuous quality.
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Hi'At the moment' unlike other two refers to only to the present moment.Let us think about only this for time being/for the present.This is what we know at this moment.
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