According to the DCE (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English):
for the time being for a short period of time from now, but not permanently:
Now, for the time being, she is living with her father in Tijuana.
In A Minute..., In No Time..., Give Me A Second..., Just A Second...., Just A Minute...., Take Your Time....
That expression came about around 1947, and is related to America's great pastime, baseball. "Left field" is the left side of a baseball field, looking out from home plate. David Wilton states that the expression probably came into being from the idea that a ball fielded from left field was unlikely to be thrown to home plate in time to put a runner out. [Link below.]
"He bought it" is a contraction of "He bought the farm" This expression was slang for being killed, typically in combat. The phrase comes from the desire of military men to achieve retirement, buy a farm and settle down. The expression comes from a time when farming was a more prevalent way of life.
The expression People of the Book, which identifies practicing Jews, Christians and the followers of some other non-Muslim religions as not being infidels, is found in several places in the Qur'an.
doting the i's and crossing the t's - making sure everything about a job is finished correctly. on the dot
Terms of an Expression
A logical test is any value or expression that can be evaluated as being true or false.
The expression, "is at most" is stating that there is no higher terms than what is being stated.
substitution
No
Rate = Distance/Time
time
An expression of the second degree can be any kind of expression, the most popular being a quadratic polynomial of the form ax^2 + bx + c.
The facial expression was not important in the Antigone because the message being passed across was very clear. There was therefore no reason for the facial expression.
Factors
what is commutative property
The expression "me time" is an expression used when a person wants time alone to either think or just be alone and at peace with themselves without any distraction.