for the time being

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1. (idiomatic) temporarily; for now; until later; until the situation changes; in an indefinite period of time.

   I think I will ignore the problem for the time being.

   • 1941 October, F. S. Bond, “The Railways of China”, in Railway Magazine, page 440:

     And so, unfortunately, this great and spreading network of railways, that recently showed such promise as a major instrument in the modern development of China, must be left for the time being in the melting-pot of Armageddon.