Phrase guide

for now

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

At the moment (suggesting a deferral of the likelihood of change).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • That's enough for now, we can continue our conversation tomorrow.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: for the present, for the moment, for the time being

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: առայժմ (aṙayžm) — at the moment; until later
  • Belarusian: паку́ль (pakúlʹ) — at the moment; until later
  • Catalan: per ara — at the moment; until later
  • Chinese Mandarin: 目前 (mùqián) — at the moment; until later
  • Chinese Mandarin: 暫時 /暂时 (zànshí) — at the moment; until later
  • Danish: indtil videre — at the moment; until later
  • Danish: foreløbig — at the moment; until later
  • Dutch: voorlopig — at the moment; until later
  • Finnish: tällä erää — at the moment; until later
  • Finnish: tällä haavaa — at the moment; until later
  • French: pour le moment — at the moment; until later
  • French: pour l'instant — at the moment; until later
  • German: vorerst — at the moment; until later
  • German: erst einmal — at the moment; until later
  • German: fürs Erste — at the moment; until later
  • Hungarian: egyelőre — at the moment; until later
  • Icelandic: í bili — at the moment; until later
  • Icelandic: núna — at the moment; until later
  • Italian: per ora — at the moment; until later
  • Italian: per adesso — at the moment; until later
  • Norwegian Bokmål: inntil videre — at the moment; until later
  • Norwegian Bokmål: foreløpig — at the moment; until later
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: inntil vidare — at the moment; until later
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: foreløpig — at the moment; until later
  • Persian: فعلا (fe'lan) — at the moment; until later
  • Polish: na razie — at the moment; until later
  • Polish: póki co — at the moment; until later
  • Portuguese: por enquanto — at the moment; until later
  • Portuguese: por ora — at the moment; until later
  • Russian: пока́ (poká) — at the moment; until later
  • Russian: на да́нный моме́нт (na dánnyj momént) — at the moment; until later
  • Spanish: por ahora — at the moment; until later
  • Spanish: por el momento — at the moment; until later
  • Swedish: för tillfället — at the moment; until later
  • Swedish: just nu — at the moment; until later
  • Ukrainian: по́ки (póky) — at the moment; until later
  • Welsh: am dro — at the moment; until later
  • Welsh: am y tro — at the moment; until later