for the nonce

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Etymology

From Middle English for þe nones, for þe nanes, a rebracketing of earlier for þen ānes.

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /nɒn(t)s/ enPR: nŏn(t)s
• (America) IPA: /nɑn(t)s/

Prepositional phrase

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

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

Translations

• French: pour le moment
• German: für den Augenblick, für den augenblicklichen Zweck, für den Moment, einstweilen
• Italian: per il momento
• Portuguese: por agora
• Russian: пока́ что
• Spanish: por esta vez

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