einstweilen
German, adverb[ˈaɪ̯nstˌvaɪ̯lən]
einstweilen is spelled E-I-N-S-T-W-E-I-L-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 45,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Einstweilen is a German adverb meaning “for the time being” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “fürs Erste, bis auf Weiteres”.
What does einstweilen mean in English?
adverb
- 1
for the time being
- 2
in the meantime
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. fürs Erste, bis auf Weiteres
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce einstweilen?
- [ˈaɪ̯nstˌvaɪ̯lən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to einstweilen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is einstweilen in German?
einstweilen appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).