Present
Present noun - The time currently existing or in progress.
Time being and present are semantically related. in now topic. In some cases you can use "Time being" instead a noun "Present", when it comes to topics like existing time.
Time being
Time being noun - The present occasion.
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Synonyms for Time being
Present and time being are semantically related. You can use "Present" instead a noun phrase "Time being".
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- Alternate Continuity: For the time being, at least, the story seems to be ignoring the events of "A Canterlot Wedding", with the only element from those episodes present being Shining Armor.
Source: Fan Fic / Night of the Shy -
The plot of Sonic Generations involves time being rewritten and past and present to be in the same place resulting in two Sonics, one modern, one classic.
Source: Story-Breaker Team-Up -
Later, in the present day, Sol says it himself when he wants to be made a warrior at the Gathering and he thinks Leafstar deliberately tried to embarrass him by refusing for the time being.
Source: Literature / Warrior Cats
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Time being and Present. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/present/time_being
Present & Time being. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/present/time_being>.
Time being or Present. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/present/time_being.
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