English–Japanese
“for now” in Japanese
How to say “for now” in Japanese
“For now” in Japanese is いったん (ittan).
It presents an action as paused or settled for the moment rather than permanently finished.
Example sentences with いったん
今日はいったん家に帰って、また明日来ます。kyō wa i tta n ie ni kae tte ma ta asu ki ma su
I will go home for now and come back tomorrow.
Tips for using いったん
- Unlike a final stop, いったん (ittan) commonly leaves a later continuation or change open.
Other Japanese words for “for now”
ひとまず今日は休みます。hi to ma zu kyō wa yasu mi ma su
For now, I will take the day off.
とりあえず、これでいいです。to ri a e zu ko re de i i de su
For now, this is fine.