ひとまず・一先ず・一先・一まず・ひと先ず・一と先ずhitomazu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. adverbfor now; for the time being; for the present
   彼かれは打ち切うちきって、ひとまず休息きゅうそくしようという動議どうぎを出だした。↗

   He made a motion that we stop and rest awhile.
2. adverbthough not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

• SynonymさしあたりNeutralRefers to the present stage: right now, for the time being. 「一先ず」 instead stresses getting one matter settled to a stopping point first.
• SynonymとりあえずNeutralMeans 'first, for now' and is the most common choice in everyday speech. 「一先ず」 stresses taking a matter to a stopping point before moving on.
• SynonymさしあたってWrittenMeans 'at present, for the time being' and belongs to written, formal prose. 「一先ず」 is the more colloquial option.
• RelatedいったんNeutralCovers 'once' and 'temporarily,' as in 「一旦停止」. 「一先ず」 stresses setting a matter aside for now, at a stopping point.
• Related当分とうぶんNeutralLooks ahead over a stretch of time — 'for a while from now' — stressing duration. 「一先ず」 is about the immediate step at hand.

Use 「一先ず」 when a matter is settled or set aside for now, as in 「ひとまず安心」. In casual speech say 「とりあえず」; for the present moment 「差し当たり」; for a stretch ahead 「当分」.

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1. 一応いちおう。ひととおり。とにかく。とりあえず。