after all; in the end; when all's said and done
Used to express a conclusion or outcome after considering various factors, often with a sense of resignation or inevitability.
After thinking about it a lot, I suppose this is the best way after all.
He's a habitual latecomer, so in the end he'll probably be late today too.
for the time being; at present
Indicates a temporary or current state, often implying that things may change later. Less common than sense 1.
For the time being, let's leave it as it is and see how things go.
Usually written in kana; the kanji spellings 差し詰め and 差詰め are rare and mostly search-only.
Kanji spelling; rarely used in modern writing.
Derived from the verb 差し詰める (さしつめる), meaning 'to press close' or 'to confront directly'. The adverbial form さしずめ originally meant 'pressing closely', then shifted to 'in the immediate situation' and later to the current meanings.