Used in a Sentence

indefinitely

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for indefinitely.

Editorial note

You are on the right side of the scaling problem, the attacker is on the wrong side, and you can play the game indefinitely.

Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

For a long time, with no defined end.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of indefinitely gathered in one view.

adverb

For a long time, with no defined end.

adverb

In a manner that is not definite.

adverb

Forever.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for indefinitely.

adverb

For a long time, with no defined end.

adverb

In a manner that is not definite.

adverb

Forever.

Example sentences

1

You are on the right side of the scaling problem, the attacker is on the wrong side, and you can play the game indefinitely.

2

Interesting the performance they get, but it seems like running the server/receiver indefinitely would be a not-so-good idea.

3

One person far far away has the power to suppress the app for no reason whatsoever, indefinitely.

4

A portion of both samples is stored indefinitely, to facilitate retroactive testing if new drugs or methods are discovered.

5

Assuming that the US Congress doesn't extend the deadline indefinitely (which the Supreme Court has permitted).

6

A cleaner can visit pretty much any time during the week, and is usually pre-booked for every week indefinitely into the future.

7

Many people assume that because technological progress has been exponential last century for humans, that this can be projected indefinitely into the future.

8

If they allowed apps to take dependencies on these, they'd effectively be forced to support the API surface exposed in the preview indefinitely.

9

I think it makes sense for child plugins to inherit restrictions at the time of the fork, not indefinitely.

10

Couple things, though: When I submit my uploaded pic for approval, it just spins indefinitely.

11

An underlying premise of productivity tracking is that we are able to consume more indefinitely.

12

A misunderstanding can continue to produce bugs and brittle code indefinitely.

Quote examples

1

Such a policy allows them to indefinitely extract rents from the "assets" of "intellectual property" that their earlier works represent.

2

The problem(s) with "docker logs" is that, without getting logs out of docker you can't see multiple containers' logs interleaved, and without a separate logrotate setup they're not rotated (the files in /var/lib/docker/containers/ grow indefinitely).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use indefinitely in a sentence?

You are on the right side of the scaling problem, the attacker is on the wrong side, and you can play the game indefinitely.

What does indefinitely mean?

For a long time, with no defined end.

What part of speech is indefinitely?

indefinitely is commonly used as adverb.