Pets aren't barking just now (2,7)
I believe the answer is:
at present
'just now' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'pets aren't barking' is the wordplay.
'barking' indicates anagramming the letters ('barking' can informally mean mad).
'pets'+'arent'='petsarent'
'petsarent' anagrammed gives 'AT PRESENT'.
(Other definitions for at present that I've seen before include "Currently, right now" , "these days" , "Nowadays" , "temporarily" , "As of now, during this time" .)