for the moment

Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

Financial institutions, cloud providers and semiconductor giants have spent the past decade preparing for the moment when quantum machines will outperform classical hardware on real, economically valuable problems.

From MarketWatch

But, if not, I don't want to think about this because, for the moment, I want to stay positive and this is the way I think.

From BBC

It could also pose awkward questions over his authority to lead the government, though for the moment there is little expectation he will resign.

From BBC

We asked a former senior official, “How often does the president rehearse for the moment when they might be woken in the dead of night and asked to decide the fate of humanity?”

From Los Angeles Times

Maintaining a semblance of truth, as Samuel Taylor Coleridge pointed out in the context of poetry, was necessary to procure “that willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith.”

From Los Angeles Times

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