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For the nonce

//nɑn(t)s// prep_phrase

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  1. 1
    For the time being, for now, with the expectation that the situation may change. idiomatic

    "That will do for the nonce, but we'll need a better answer for the long term."

Etymology

From Middle English for þe nones, for þe nanes, a rebracketing of earlier for þen ānes (literally “for the once”).

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