If a situation will continue indefinitely, it will continue for ever or until someone decides to change it or end it.
The visit has now been postponed indefinitely.
I couldn't stay there indefinitely.
Synonyms: endlessly, continually, for ever, ad infinitum More Synonyms of indefinitely
indefinitely in British English
(ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪtlɪ)
adverb
without any limit of time or number
Examples of 'indefinitely' in a sentence
indefinitely
There is also the sense that you cannot expect a miracle to continue indefinitely.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The action will continue indefinitely, the union said.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Where he should stay indefinitely.
The Sun (2016)
And I suspect that this arms race between supply and demand will continue indefinitely.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In theory this can be done indefinitely without harm.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He will not let disobedience continue indefinitely.
Christianity Today (2000)
The wedding was postponed indefinitely after her death.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We have enough people lying their way in to stay indefinitely as it is.
The Sun (2007)
Long residence is not a qualification to stay indefinitely.
The Sun (2010)
His request to stay indefinitely was kept under review.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
What if the project continues indefinitely?
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
We should let them stay indefinitely.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We're not going to continue like this indefinitely.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
To see why this method has to be wrong, consider what happens if you continue indefinitely.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
If the drugs help, they have to be continued indefinitely to maintain any benefits.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He wants to sell it, but she claims they had a verbal agreement that she could stay there indefinitely.
The Sun (2012)
One of the properties of the teeth is that they are structured in a way that suggests they can be scaled up almost indefinitely without losing strength.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He has been suspended indefinitely without pay by the NFL.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Such speed could not continue indefinitely without triggering side-effects, not least higher inflation.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A MAN who held up a bank with a fake gun and bomb was jailed indefinitely yesterday.
The Sun (2010)
In other languages
indefinitely
British English: indefinitely ADVERB
If a situation will continue indefinitely, it will continue for ever or until someone decides to change it.