Definition of indefinitely in English:

indefinitely

adverb ɪnˈdɛfɪnətliˌɪnˈdɛf(ə)nətli

1For an unlimited or unspecified period of time.
无限期地；未限期地
talks cannot go on indefinitely
谈判不能无限期继续。
Example sentencesExamples
- If they don't follow them, they're not going to be a part of the program, whether it be indefinitely or permanently.
- The Libyan government is arbitrarily detaining women and girls indefinitely in ‘social rehabilitation’ facilities, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
- There was a similar operation last year which ran for a short period of time. This crackdown is expected to go on indefinitely.
- China has delayed indefinitely its national ‘action plan’ on climate change, which was due to be released on Monday after exhaustive consultations among ministries in Beijing and provincial and local governments.
- Only non-British nationals can be detained indefinitely at Belmarsh.
- It cannot indefinitely watch British foreign policy being defined on a Texas ranch, or in secret Pentagon meetings.
- Rather than roll out a service that couldn't cope with demand, they subsequently decided to suspend it indefinitely.
- With strike pay at $100 per week, few bus drivers will be able to stay out indefinitely.
- The purpose is achieved for a longer period, and quite possibly indefinitely, by an order of striking off.
- I mean, there's always been an exit strategy in the sense that nobody wants to stay there indefinitely.
- If the case went against him, Mr Messenger could be fined, suspended indefinitely or for a fixed period or struck off.
- Brake problems have forced them to shut down the high speed Acela service indefinitely.
- Several US embassies in the Middle East decided to close indefinitely.
- He worries that the community will be left without a hall indefinitely.
- But we should not expect our troops to go on doing this indefinitely.
- Is it therefore a tradition that should be perpetuated indefinitely, or should it be abandoned?
- The London Chair Authority are agitating for more pay, but to be honest the system could carry on indefinitely without them.
- However, British investors should not bank on the US currency boosting their returns indefinitely.
- There is an outside chance it might be postponed indefinitely.
- Once, people were shut up in bedlams - usually indefinitely and in terrible conditions.
Synonyms
for an unspecified time/period, for an unlimited time/period, without a fixed limit
Law sine die
forever, for always, for good, for good and all, evermore, for ever and ever, for all time, until the end of time, eternally, undyingly, permanently, perpetually, in perpetuity
British for evermore
North American forevermore
informal for keeps, until the cows come home, until hell freezes over, until the twelfth of never, until doomsday, until kingdom come
archaic for aye
1. 1.1as submodifier To an unlimited or unspecified degree or extent.
  无限期地；未限期地
  an indefinitely large number of channels
  无限多的频道。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Indeed, the pentapartito period might have been indefinitely long had it not been for some unexpected events.
  He would uncurl out of an indefinitely lengthy trance, and note with wonder that the ship was going the other way.
  We mean by integration that faculty in the human mind whereby it is able to combine an indefinitely large number of impressions.

Definition of indefinitely in US English:

indefinitely

adverbˌinˈdef(ə)nətlēˌɪnˈdɛf(ə)nətli

1For an unlimited or unspecified period of time.
无限期地；未限期地
talks cannot go on indefinitely
谈判不能无限期继续。
Example sentencesExamples
- However, British investors should not bank on the US currency boosting their returns indefinitely.
- There was a similar operation last year which ran for a short period of time. This crackdown is expected to go on indefinitely.
- But we should not expect our troops to go on doing this indefinitely.
- It cannot indefinitely watch British foreign policy being defined on a Texas ranch, or in secret Pentagon meetings.
- Is it therefore a tradition that should be perpetuated indefinitely, or should it be abandoned?
- I mean, there's always been an exit strategy in the sense that nobody wants to stay there indefinitely.
- Once, people were shut up in bedlams - usually indefinitely and in terrible conditions.
- Only non-British nationals can be detained indefinitely at Belmarsh.
- Several US embassies in the Middle East decided to close indefinitely.
- The Libyan government is arbitrarily detaining women and girls indefinitely in ‘social rehabilitation’ facilities, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
- There is an outside chance it might be postponed indefinitely.
- China has delayed indefinitely its national ‘action plan’ on climate change, which was due to be released on Monday after exhaustive consultations among ministries in Beijing and provincial and local governments.
- If they don't follow them, they're not going to be a part of the program, whether it be indefinitely or permanently.
- Rather than roll out a service that couldn't cope with demand, they subsequently decided to suspend it indefinitely.
- He worries that the community will be left without a hall indefinitely.
- Brake problems have forced them to shut down the high speed Acela service indefinitely.
- With strike pay at $100 per week, few bus drivers will be able to stay out indefinitely.
- The purpose is achieved for a longer period, and quite possibly indefinitely, by an order of striking off.
- The London Chair Authority are agitating for more pay, but to be honest the system could carry on indefinitely without them.
- If the case went against him, Mr Messenger could be fined, suspended indefinitely or for a fixed period or struck off.
Synonyms
for an unspecified period, for an unspecified time, for an unlimited period, for an unlimited time, without a fixed limit
forever, for always, for good, for good and all, evermore, for ever and ever, for all time, until the end of time, eternally, undyingly, permanently, perpetually, in perpetuity
1. 1.1as submodifier To an unlimited or unspecified degree or extent.
  无限期地；未限期地
  an indefinitely large number of channels
  无限多的频道。
  Example sentencesExamples
  We mean by integration that faculty in the human mind whereby it is able to combine an indefinitely large number of impressions.
  Indeed, the pentapartito period might have been indefinitely long had it not been for some unexpected events.
  He would uncurl out of an indefinitely lengthy trance, and note with wonder that the ship was going the other way.

词汇	indefinitely
释义	Definition of indefinitely in English: indefinitely adverb ɪnˈdɛfɪnətliˌɪnˈdɛf(ə)nətli 1For an unlimited or unspecified period of time. 无限期地；未限期地 talks cannot go on indefinitely 谈判不能无限期继续。 Example sentencesExamples If they don't follow them, they're not going to be a part of the program, whether it be indefinitely or permanently. The Libyan government is arbitrarily detaining women and girls indefinitely in ‘social rehabilitation’ facilities, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. There was a similar operation last year which ran for a short period of time. This crackdown is expected to go on indefinitely. China has delayed indefinitely its national ‘action plan’ on climate change, which was due to be released on Monday after exhaustive consultations among ministries in Beijing and provincial and local governments. Only non-British nationals can be detained indefinitely at Belmarsh. It cannot indefinitely watch British foreign policy being defined on a Texas ranch, or in secret Pentagon meetings. Rather than roll out a service that couldn't cope with demand, they subsequently decided to suspend it indefinitely. With strike pay at $100 per week, few bus drivers will be able to stay out indefinitely. The purpose is achieved for a longer period, and quite possibly indefinitely, by an order of striking off. I mean, there's always been an exit strategy in the sense that nobody wants to stay there indefinitely. If the case went against him, Mr Messenger could be fined, suspended indefinitely or for a fixed period or struck off. Brake problems have forced them to shut down the high speed Acela service indefinitely. Several US embassies in the Middle East decided to close indefinitely. He worries that the community will be left without a hall indefinitely. But we should not expect our troops to go on doing this indefinitely. Is it therefore a tradition that should be perpetuated indefinitely, or should it be abandoned? The London Chair Authority are agitating for more pay, but to be honest the system could carry on indefinitely without them. However, British investors should not bank on the US currency boosting their returns indefinitely. There is an outside chance it might be postponed indefinitely. Once, people were shut up in bedlams - usually indefinitely and in terrible conditions. Synonyms for an unspecified time/period, for an unlimited time/period, without a fixed limit Law sine die forever, for always, for good, for good and all, evermore, for ever and ever, for all time, until the end of time, eternally, undyingly, permanently, perpetually, in perpetuity British for evermore North American forevermore informal for keeps, until the cows come home, until hell freezes over, until the twelfth of never, until doomsday, until kingdom come archaic for aye 1.1as submodifier To an unlimited or unspecified degree or extent. 无限期地；未限期地 an indefinitely large number of channels 无限多的频道。 Example sentencesExamples Indeed, the pentapartito period might have been indefinitely long had it not been for some unexpected events. He would uncurl out of an indefinitely lengthy trance, and note with wonder that the ship was going the other way. We mean by integration that faculty in the human mind whereby it is able to combine an indefinitely large number of impressions. Definition of indefinitely in US English: indefinitely adverbˌinˈdef(ə)nətlēˌɪnˈdɛf(ə)nətli 1For an unlimited or unspecified period of time. 无限期地；未限期地 talks cannot go on indefinitely 谈判不能无限期继续。 Example sentencesExamples However, British investors should not bank on the US currency boosting their returns indefinitely. There was a similar operation last year which ran for a short period of time. This crackdown is expected to go on indefinitely. But we should not expect our troops to go on doing this indefinitely. It cannot indefinitely watch British foreign policy being defined on a Texas ranch, or in secret Pentagon meetings. Is it therefore a tradition that should be perpetuated indefinitely, or should it be abandoned? I mean, there's always been an exit strategy in the sense that nobody wants to stay there indefinitely. Once, people were shut up in bedlams - usually indefinitely and in terrible conditions. Only non-British nationals can be detained indefinitely at Belmarsh. Several US embassies in the Middle East decided to close indefinitely. The Libyan government is arbitrarily detaining women and girls indefinitely in ‘social rehabilitation’ facilities, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. There is an outside chance it might be postponed indefinitely. China has delayed indefinitely its national ‘action plan’ on climate change, which was due to be released on Monday after exhaustive consultations among ministries in Beijing and provincial and local governments. If they don't follow them, they're not going to be a part of the program, whether it be indefinitely or permanently. Rather than roll out a service that couldn't cope with demand, they subsequently decided to suspend it indefinitely. He worries that the community will be left without a hall indefinitely. Brake problems have forced them to shut down the high speed Acela service indefinitely. With strike pay at $100 per week, few bus drivers will be able to stay out indefinitely. The purpose is achieved for a longer period, and quite possibly indefinitely, by an order of striking off. The London Chair Authority are agitating for more pay, but to be honest the system could carry on indefinitely without them. If the case went against him, Mr Messenger could be fined, suspended indefinitely or for a fixed period or struck off. Synonyms for an unspecified period, for an unspecified time, for an unlimited period, for an unlimited time, without a fixed limit forever, for always, for good, for good and all, evermore, for ever and ever, for all time, until the end of time, eternally, undyingly, permanently, perpetually, in perpetuity 1.1as submodifier To an unlimited or unspecified degree or extent. 无限期地；未限期地 an indefinitely large number of channels 无限多的频道。 Example sentencesExamples We mean by integration that faculty in the human mind whereby it is able to combine an indefinitely large number of impressions. Indeed, the pentapartito period might have been indefinitely long had it not been for some unexpected events. He would uncurl out of an indefinitely lengthy trance, and note with wonder that the ship was going the other way.
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