for the nonce | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)For the time being,for now, with the expectation that the situation may change.That will dofor the nonce, but we'll need a better answer for the long term.1857,Anthony Trollope, chapter 6, inBarchester Towers:'Idiot!' exclaimed the doctor, whofor the noncewas not capable of more than such spasmodic attempts at utterance.1922February,James Joyce, “[Episode 16]”, inUlysses, Paris:Shakespeare and Company,[…],→OCLC:For the noncehe was rather nonplussed but inasmuch as the duty plainly devolved upon him to take some measures on the subject he pondered suitable ways and means during which Stephen repeatedly yawned.1946,P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 11, inJoy in the Morning,→OCLC:'We part, then,for the nonce, do we?''I fear so, sir.''You take the high road, and self taking the low road, as it were?''Yes, sir.''I shall miss you, Jeeves.''Thank you, sir.'

Examples:

EN: And that, ladies and gentlemen, concludes our show for the nonce.
ES: Y con eso, damas y caballeros, concluye nuestro show en esta ocasión.
EN: Farewell for the nonce, my fair ophelia.
ES: Adiós por el momento, mi hermosa Ofelia.
EN: I'll have prepared him a chalice for the nonce, whereon but sipping, if he perchance escape your venomed point, our purpose may hold there.
ES: Un sorbo bastará, ...si por casualidad escapa a vuestro veneno, ...para nuestros propósitos.
EN: I'll have prepared him a chalice for the nonce, whereon but sipping, our purpose may hold there.
ES: En cuanto la toquen sus labios, le llegará su fin.
EN: Let it be our secret for the nonce.
ES: Que sea nuestro secreto por el momento.
EN: I'll accept your explanation for the nonce.
ES: Aceptaré tu explicación por el momento.
EN: When in your motion you are hot and dry, as make your bouts more violent to that end, and that he calls for drink, I'll have prepared him a chalice for the nonce;
ES: Cuando en la agitación del lance os halléis acalorados y sedientos, para lo cual cuidarás de dar la mayor violencia a tus ataques, en el momento en que él pida de beber yo le tendré dispuesta una copa,
EN: - We are, for the nonce.
ES: - Por ahora, nosotros.
EN: As make your bouts more violent to that end. - and that he calls for drink I'll have prepared him a chalice for the nonce, whereon but sipping if he by chance escape your venomed stuck our purpose may hold there.
ES: ...y pida algo de beber habré preparado una copa para que, apenas tome un sorbo si por acaso escapa de tu estoque envenenado nuestra empresa logre el éxito.
EN: A truce, then, Mr Boyce, for the nonce?
ES: ¿Una tregua, entonces, Sr. Boyce, por una vez?
EN: When in your motion you are hot and dry - as make your bout more violent to that end - and that he calls for drink, I'll have prepared him a chalice for the nonce, whereon but sipping, if, by chance, he escape your venom'd stuck, our purpose will hold there.
ES: Cuando en la emoción, estéis acalorados y sedientos - tendrás que hacer más violentos los asaltos para ello -, y él pida de beber, le tendré preparado un cáliz para la ocasión, con que lo beba,
EN: I'll have prepared him a chalice for the nonce, whereon but sipping, if, by chance, he escape your venom'd stuck, our purpose will hold there.
ES: aunque escape a tu veneno conseguiremos nuestro propósito.
EN: It felt like the thing to do for the nonce.
ES: Se sintió lo correcto, para la ocasión.
EN: You safe here for the nonce.
ES: Estarás a salvo aquí por el momento.
EN: a chalice for the nonce, whereon but sipping
ES: un cáliz para el nuncio, en el cual, pero bebiendo a sorbos

Note: the examples for non latin scripts have a high likelihood of mistakes, we do not own any of this data and it is sourced from Wiktionary, the NLLB database and Opensubtitles. Please help us improve this by contributing correct examples. We will be working to fix this issue over time however it is a bigger issue due to the the difficulties in dealing with non latin scripts and grammatical structures(non-romantic/european languages have lower resources as well ).