For the moment meaning in English

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Definition

for the moment: for now, for the time being idiom

Examples

  • "Horatio : For the moment, we are alive."
  • "It seems rather innocent for the moment, but I would prefer that it stopped immediately."
Exercise 1
Susie tells Bob that Jean's behavior has been rather innocent "for the moment".

Which of the following sentences express a similar idea to Susie's statement?

Be careful, there may be more than one correct choice!
Susie tells Bob that Jean's behavior has been rather innocent "for the moment".

Which of the following sentences express a similar idea to Susie's statement?

Be careful, there may be more than one correct choice!
This is an appropriate way of expressing the idea of time passing "up until the present moment". "So far" means "up to" or "up until" now.
This is an appropriate way of expressing the idea of time passing "up until the present moment". "For the time being" ("at the moment") is a common English idiom.
This is an appropriate way of expressing the idea of time passing "up until the present moment". "Up until now" means "up to this moment".
"Just now" expresses the idea of something happening "immediately in the past" or "a few seconds ago". We cannot use "just now" interchangeably with expressions like "for the moment" which indicates a time period leading up to the present moment.

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