indefinitely
adv/ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪtli/
Etymology From indefinite + -ly.
1
In a manner that is not definite.
- an indefinitely determined fossil
2
For a long time, with no defined end.
- It was a dark, horsehairy place with a sort of abandon-hope atmosphere that seemed suitable for people that had no money, and who were going indefinitely into pawn.1905, Lloyd Osbourne, Baby Bullet: the motor of destiny, page 171:
- For it would surely improve the domestic standing of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an unbudgeable hawk, and thereby indefinitely delay peace on that Middle Eastern front.2009 October 1, “Answering Iran’s Nuclear Challenge”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 17 Jun 2022:
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- One argument is that "the virus has changed everything" and that people will work from home and travel much less, easing capacity pressures. But there is a counter argument whereby we may all discover that, longer-term, many jobs cannot after all be effectively carried out from home indefinitely.2020 May 20, David Thrower, Ian Wray, “Revisiting the plan for developing the North's rail network”, in Rail, page 40:
3
Forever.
- Related terms
- endlessly