当分|とうぶんtoubun[0]heiban (flat)

1. adverb, nounfor the present; for the time being
   これで当分とうぶんは間に合まにあうでしょう。↗

   This will do for the time being.
2. adverb, nounfor a while (from now); for some time (to come)

• RelatedさしあたりNeutralPoints to the present moment, stressing what matters right now; 「当分」 covers a stretch of time from now on.
• RelatedひとまずNeutralMeans 'for now, this will do' — settling a matter provisionally; 「当分」 stresses that something continues for a while.
• RelatedとりあえずCasualColloquial; means doing something first, setting everything else aside; 「当分」 refers to the time ahead.
• RelatedさしあたってWrittenWritten/formal prose; points to the present, the situation at hand; 「当分」 stresses a stretch of time from now on.

Use 「当分」 for a period of time from now, as in 「当分休みます」. Use 「差し当たり」 for the immediate present, 「一先ず」 or 「取りあえず」 to settle something for now, and 「差し当たって」 in formal writing.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. しばらく。しばし。さしあたり。
2. 当座とうざ。時分じぶん。