Definitions for For The Time Being
for the time be·ing

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1. for the moment, for the time beingadverb

   temporarily

   "we'll stop for the time being"

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1. for the time beingadverb

   temporarily; until later

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1. For the Time Being

   For the Time Being: A Christmas Oratorio, is a long poem by W. H. Auden, written in 1941 and 1942, 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. Its mood is sombre regarding the future of the world. For instance: "Reason will be replaced by Revelation. Instead of Rational Law, objective truths perceptible to any who will undergo the necessary intellectual discipline, Knowledge will degenerate into a riot of subjective visions... Whole cosmogonies will be created out of some forgotten personal resentment, complete epics written in private languages, the daubs of schoolchildren ranked above the greatest masterpieces. Idealism will be replaced by Materialism. Life after death will be an eternal dinner party where all the guests are 20 years old... Justice will be replaced by Pity as the cardinal human virtue, and all fear of retribution will vanish... The New Aristocracy will consist exclusively of hermits, bums and permanent invalids. The Rough Diamond, the Consumptive Whore, the bandit who is good to his mother, the epileptic girl who has a way with animals will be the heroes and heroines of the New Age, when the general, the statesman, and the philosopher have become the butt of every farce and satire." 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. A 1952 radio broadcast of the work by BBC included music by Mátyás Seiber. The poem is dedicated to the memory of Auden's mother, Constance Rosalie Bicknell Auden.

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   Mark

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of For The Time Being in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of For The Time Being in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of For The Time Being in a Sentence

1. Pushpa Basnet:

   I think for the time being, whatever we have, we should be happy, you know? Because at least we have our life, (My kids) all are safe. That's the most important thing for me.

2. Francesco Starace:

   It's in the best interest of all parties that Enel steps out partially but remains a shareholder (for the time being).

3. Thomas Buford:

   If you can spend less of your time being sedentary and just incorporate more activity – even light activity - in your day that can translate to benefits.

4. Lyndsay Pearson:

   That was another piece I was excited about as well, [ the Moschino products ] may not be attainable for everyone, it is high fashion, that's hard to buy all the time, being able to digitally recreate pieces of it meant that I got to feel like I owned a part of it.

5. Ewald Nowotny:

   There is always a lot of noise in such a situation and I think the important point is to distinguish the noise from the facts, for us, it is quite clear that we have certain conditions to be met. The one condition is ... whether we can accept for instance Greek assets, Greek bonds, as collateral. The answer is, for the time being: No.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
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3. ^ Wikipedia
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