OXFORD 9000
📚 prep_phrase • entry_id 17069

for the nonce

/nɒn(t)s/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
por esta vez
For the time being, for now, with the expectation that the situation may change.
'Idiot!' exclaimed the doctor, who for the nonce was not capable of more than such spasmodic attempts at utterance.
That will do for the nonce, but we'll need a better answer for the long term.
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