# nunc pro tunc

> English word · Adverb

## Definitions
1. Performed so as to have the same legal force and effect as if it had been performed at an earlier time.

## Etymology
Latin "now for then"

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nunc-pro-tunc