once for all
Never revisiting again
Once for all means finally and conclusively, with no possibility of repetition or reconsideration.
The phrase emphasizes that something is being settled permanently: Let me say once for all that I will not change my mind.
It often carries a note of exasperation or firm resolve.
Also appears as once and for all.
- conclusiveEnding all debate
- definitiveSettling a question finally
- case closedMatter finally resolved
- done dealFinalized, irreversible agreement
- terminalAt the endpoint
absolute · irrevocable · no turning back · nonrecurring · settled · permanent · set in stone · unchangeable · signed and sealed · resolved · end of story · last word · unalterable · ultimate · standalone · final · decisive · full stop
once for alltentatively
Without full commitment
provisionally · temporarily · for now · for the time being · subject to change
once for allrepeatedly
Many times over
again and again · over and over · time after time · continually · perpetually