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For the time being #1 (permalink) Sat May 07, 2005 18:53 pm   For the time being
 

Test No. incompl/advan-13 "Time Expressions (1)", question 8

We're not living here for good but just for the time ..........

(a) seeing
(b) trying
(c) going
(d) being

Test No. incompl/advan-13 "Time Expressions (1)", answer 8

We're not living here for good but just for the time being.

Correct answer: (d) being
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For the time being #2 (permalink) Sat May 07, 2005 19:13 pm   For the time being
 

For the time being means at the present time but not for always.
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For the time being #3 (permalink) Wed Mar 10, 2010 16:56 pm   For the time being
 

what do yo mean with the phrase " we're not living here for good" that it means forever in this phrase?

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For the time being #4 (permalink) Wed Mar 10, 2010 23:22 pm   For the time being
 

Hi,

Yes, that's right.

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For the time being #5 (permalink) Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:38 pm   For the time being
 

Hello teacher,

What is the meaning of the sentence "We are not living here for good." Please explain it.
What does the whole sentence "We are not living here for good but just for the time being" mean?

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For the time being #6 (permalink) Fri Feb 11, 2011 16:59 pm   For the time being
 

Hi Hoa,

The sentence basically means this:

We will not live here forever. We live here now, but we do not plan to live here very long. (We plan to live here only temporarily.)

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For the time being #7 (permalink) Fri Feb 11, 2011 19:17 pm   For the time being
 

Hi ESL-Expert,

Thank you for your explanation.
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