Daily life
for once
unusually this time
Used to say that something is happening differently from what normally happens.
Hear it in real life
Did your train arrive on time?
Yes, for once.
For once, I finished work early and got home before dark.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: For one time, the bus was on time.
Say: For once, the bus was on time.
For once is the usual fixed phrase for an unusual occasion; for one time sounds unnatural in this meaning.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
for once, subjectverb; subjectverb for once
Your turn: say it out loud
For once, I finished work early and got home before dark.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
for once
unusually this time
“For once, I finished work early and got home before dark.”
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