当分

for a while, for the time being

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adverb Uncommon #15,033
for a while, for the time being Refers to an indefinite period of time, often the near future.
JA: 当分ここにいます。
EN: I'll be here for a while.

当分やまない

It won’t stop for a while.

— 花様年華 (2000)

当分借りはやめなければいけないな

I’ll have to stop borrowing for a while.

— Arrietty (2010)

私たちは当分ここにとどまることにした。

We decided to stay here for the time being.

電力危機はまだ当分続くらしいですな

It sounds like the power crisis is going to continue for quite a while.

— 生きる (1952)

当分お休みって言ったんだけどどうしてもって言うのよ…

I told her I was taking a break for a while, but she keeps insisting…

— 魔女の宅急便 (1989)

その問題は当分棚上げだ。

That issue will be shelved for the time being.

今度捕まったら当分出られないわよ

If you get caught again, you won't be getting out for a long time.

— ストーカー (1979)

当分二人きりでここに住むのだからな

We’ll be living here alone together for a while, after all.

— 天空の城ラピュタ (1986)

当分無線は使うなと言ったぞ

I told you not to use the radio for a while.

— ダイ・ハード (1988)

私は当分ホテルにいるつもりです。

I plan to stay at the hotel for the foreseeable future.

どうせ当分幹也は来ないんだしおまえ本気かよもしかしてヤバイやつなのか?

Mikiya won't be coming around for a while anyway. Are you serious? Are you some kind of weirdo?

— The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral (2008)

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