さしあたり・差し当たり・差当りsashiatari[0]heiban (flat)

1. adverbfor the time being; at present
   さしあたり、我々われわれにはこれで間に合まにあいます。↗

   This will do us for the present.
2. nounhindrance

• SynonymとりあえずNeutralFor doing something first or tentatively; the most common word in daily conversation, as in 「とりあえずビール」.
• SynonymひとまずNeutralClose to 「差し当たり」; used when a stage is settled for now or when starting something first, as in 「ひとまず安心」「ひとまず始めよう」.
• SynonymさしあたってNeutralSame meaning as 「差し当たり」, but more common in speech, as in 「差し当たって問題はない」.
• Related当分とうぶんNeutralCovers a stretch of time from now on and stresses the duration, as in 「当分休みます」.
• Antonym後日ごじつNeutralRefers to a later day, after the present — the opposite of the at-present sense of 「差し当たり」.
• Antonym将来しょうらいNeutralPoints to the future, the opposite of the temporary present of 「差し当たり」.
• Antonym後々あとあとNeutralColloquial word for later on, as in 「後々困る」; opposite of the present focus of 「差し当たり」.

For everyday 'for now', say 「とりあえず」. For the present situation use 「差し当たり」, as in 「差し当たり困ることはない」; for a period of time ahead use 「当分」. 「差し当たって」 is the spoken variant; 「一先ず」 marks a pause or a first step. 「後日」「将来」「後々」 look beyond the present.

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1. 今いまのところ。当面とうめん。
2. とりあえず。