Time being
The crossword clue "Time being" is answered by NONCE, a 5-letter entry. Used 79 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1948. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
NONCE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NONCE answer page.
Used 79 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1948. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- FORTHE (2 uses in xd)
- MOMENT (1 uses in xd)
- TODAY (1 uses in xd)
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- One more time - AGAIN, used 115 times
- Play for time - STALL, used 113 times
- ___ a time - ONEAT, used 91 times
- Old-time anesthetic - ETHER, used 76 times
- At no time - NEVER, used 63 times
- Another time - AGAIN, used 54 times
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