Wiktionary
adv. (context idiomatic English) temporarily; until later
WordNet
adv. temporarily; "we'll stop for the time being" [syn: for the moment]
Wikipedia
For the Time Being: A Christmas Oratorio, is a long poem by W. H. Auden, written 1941-42, and first published in 1944. It was one of two long poems included in Auden's book also titled For the Time Being, published in 1944; the other poem included in the book was " The Sea and the Mirror."
The poem is a series of dramatic monologues spoken by the characters in the Christmas story and by choruses and a narrator. The characters all speak in modern diction, and the events of the story are portrayed as if they occurred in the contemporary world.
Auden wrote the poem to be set to music by Benjamin Britten, but it was far too long for this purpose, and Britten set only two fragments, including one ("Shepherd's Carol") that Auden dropped before the work was published.
The poem is dedicated to the memory of Auden's mother, Constance Rosalie Bicknell Auden.
Usage examples of "for the time being".
And, for the time being, what better way than to aid the one whom Cyndre had branded their most dangerous foe?
There was comfort for him in the knowledge that, for the time being at least, the mighty muscles that rippled underneath that smooth hide were on his side.
He had intended to remain dormant for the time being and merely hope that some indefinite chance would bring Jamieson within his reach.
The gray sky still glowered its threat of snow, but for the time being, no flakes fell.