indefinitely
Americanadverb
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without any imposed limit in time; from now on, for an unspecified period; without a specified end.
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in a vague or nonspecific way; without identifying any particulars.
adverb
Explanation
Use the adverb indefinitely to describe something that happens for an unlimited amount of time or to an unlimited extent. Kittens could bat around a ball of string indefinitely. When your cousin postpones her wedding indefinitely after her fiancé’s “business trip” to Las Vegas, you probably want to hold off on buying a gift. They may work things out, but sometimes people intend indefinitely to be synonymous with forever. Like, “We can’t keep fighting over that weekend I spent in Las Vegas indefinitely…”
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Example Sentences
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In June, the Bank extended its climate change policy indefinitely, but dropped targets for the percentage of financing that must have climate-related impacts.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Measures taken to endure the energy crisis can’t be sustained indefinitely, especially as global borrowing costs rise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Tesla delivered 22,141 more vehicles than it built in the third quarter, and selling cars from inventory releases cash that Tesla cannot keep drawing on indefinitely.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
The government will instead introduce a new law in the coming weeks that suspends that expansion indefinitely, Fraser said.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
We, the undersigned, respectfully ask that Mr. Beiderman renew the Vanderbeeker lease indefinitely.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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