Examples and explanation
This fixed expression can be used as an alternative to temporarily or at the moment. e.g. I usually work in Manchester but for the time being I’m based in Liverpool.
Have a go at these micro-dictation exercises to hear this expression being used in context – how much can you understand?
Accent: Northern England
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…we’ll need a bigger place…
My place is an informal way of talking about your house/apartment. e.g. Do you want to come over to my place this evening?
Accent: England (London)
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…I’m pretty busy…
We can use pretty as an informal way of (slightly) intensifying adjectives. e.g. You should wear a coat – it’s pretty cold outside.
Accent: England (RP)
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…I’m having my house redecorated…
We use the structure “to have something done” to describe something that we pay or arrange for someone to do for us. e.g. I had my hair cut, I’m having my bedroom painted, I need to have my car fixed.
This structure is called the causative.
- Is there anything happening in your life which is just temporary? Tell me about it using for the time being.
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