See for the time being in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "temporarily; until later",
"word": "póki co"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "temporarily; until later",
"word": "por enquanto"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "temporarily; until later",
"word": "deocamdată"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "temporarily; until later",
"word": "pentru moment"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "poká",
"sense": "temporarily; until later",
"word": "пока́"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "poká što",
"sense": "temporarily; until later",
"word": "пока́ что"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "do porý do vrémeni",
"sense": "temporarily; until later",
"word": "до поры́ до вре́мени"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "temporarily; until later",
"word": "por ahora"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "temporarily; until later",
"word": "por el momento"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "temporarily; until later",
"word": "por lo pronto"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "temporarily; until later",
"word": "de momento"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "temporarily; until later",
"word": "hoy por hoy"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "temporarily; until later",
"word": "tills vidare"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "temporarily; until later",
"word": "för tillfället"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "prastutāniki",
"sense": "temporarily; until later",
"word": "ప్రస్తుతానికి"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "temporarily; until later",
"word": "şimdilik"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "temporarily; until later",
"word": "geçici olarak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "póky",
"sense": "temporarily; until later",
"word": "по́ки"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "temporarily; until later",
"word": "am dro"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "temporarily; until later",
"word": "am y tro"
}
],
"word": "for the time being"
}
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