What does indefinitely mean?
Indefinitely means In a manner that is not definite..
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/ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪtli/ · adverb
In a manner that is not definite..
an indefinitely determined fossil
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.
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.
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.
Use indefinitely when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Indefinitely means In a manner that is not definite..
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an indefinitely determined fossil
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