English dictionary

nonce

/n/A/ns/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the present occasion

noun.time

Examples
For the nonce.

Synonyms time being

Source: WordNet 3.0
The one or single occasion; the present call or purpose; -- chiefly used in the phrase <i>for the nonce</i>.

noun

Source: webster1913