indefinitely

Word family  adjective definite ≠ indefinite adverb definitely ≠ indefinitely

noun definition adjective definite ≠ indefinite verb define adverb definitely ≠ indefinitely

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·def·i·nit·ely /ɪnˈdefənətli/ ●○○ AWL adverb  1  CONTINUOUSfor a period of time for which no definite end has been arranged 无限期地 The project has been postponed indefinitely. 这项工程被无限期延期。2. EXACTwithout giving clear or exact details 〔细节〕不清楚地，模糊粗略地

Examples from the Corpus

indefinitely• But unlike the cannon, it can maintain those conditions indefinitely.• She probably hoped their threesome could go on indefinitely.• This could not support weak currencies indefinitely.• Pete Rose was barred indefinitely from baseball in 1989 for gambling.• That wretched old ben Issachar did the cruellest thing possible to Anya - he put her, indefinitely, on hold.• They simply run on indefinitely without ever stopping.• Leith afterwards supposed she should have realised that that state of affairs could not go on indefinitely without some one getting hurt.

in·def·i·nit·ely adverbChineseSyllable  

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indefinitely
in‧def‧i‧nit‧ely AC /ɪnˈdefənətli, ɪnˈdefənɪtli/ adverb1. for a period of time for which no definite end has been arranged:
    The project has been postponed indefinitely.
2. without giving clear or exact details

in·def·in·ite·ly AW BrE /ɪnˈdefɪnətli/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈdefɪnətli/ 🔊 adverbfor a period of time with no fixed limit 无限期地◆The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。🔊🔊