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いいとして

Meanings

1

expression

enough about ...; leaving aside ...

usually written using kana alone

Used in the pattern 〜はいいとして to set aside a topic and move on to another point. Often implies 'that's fine, but now let's talk about something else'.

それはいいとして、本ほん題だいに入はいりましょう。
Enough about that; let's get to the main topic.
見みた目めはいいとして、味あじはどうなの？
Leaving aside how it looks, how does it taste?

Kanji

良good, pleasing, skilled

Similar words

さておき
さておき is a more formal or written way to set aside a topic, while 〜はいいとして is conversational and can carry a nuance of 'that's fine, but...'.
ともかく
ともかく means 'anyway' or 'in any case', often used to move past a point without evaluating it, whereas 〜はいいとして explicitly acknowledges the previous point as acceptable before moving on.

Etymology

Derived from the adjective いい (good) combined with the particle として (as, in the capacity of). The phrase literally means 'as for it being good', which developed into a conversational device for acknowledging a point and then changing the subject.