in/for the foreseeable future

idiom

: at a time that is not long from now : soon
We have no plans to sell our house in/for the foreseeable future.

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Some 220,000 people in the greater New York area have diagnosed kidney disease — for which diabetes is the main cause; nearly all will, in the foreseeable future, have to go on dialysis or have a transplant. Vanessa Gibson, New York Daily News, 11 July 2025 Affordability will remain stretched for the foreseeable future, with no clear trigger for a price correction. Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025 But that work is paused for the foreseeable future, Ferrante said on Wednesday night. Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025 Lots of news is still coming, so the articles will continue for the foreseeable future. Josh Yohe, New York Times, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for in/for the foreseeable future

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“In/for the foreseeable future.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%2Ffor%20the%20foreseeable%20future. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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