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当面

とうめん

for the present, for the time being

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Examples

  1. 当面は様子を見る。

    とうめんはようすをみる。

    For the time being we will wait and see.

  2. 当面の課題は資金の確保だ。

    とうめんのかだいはしきんのかくほだ。

    The immediate task is securing funds.

  3. 当面、この方針を変えるつもりはない。

    とうめん、このほうしんをかえるつもりはない。

    For now we have no intention of changing this policy.

  4. 当面の生活費はなんとか工面できそうだ。

    とうめんのせいかつひはなんとかくめんできそうだ。

    I should somehow manage the living costs for the immediate future.

Common patterns

当面の課題
the immediate issue
当面の間
for the time being
当面は見送る
to hold off for now

Memory tip

当面 works both as an adverb (当面は様子を見る) and as a noun modifier (当面の課題 'the issue right in front of us'). That second use, meaning 'immediate, pressing', is the one learners miss.

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