$('.container').click(function(){
var self = $(this);
self.unbind(); //unbinds all events, you can also specify specific events to unbind as the first argument if you want
self.text('unbinded click event!');
setTimeout(function(){
self.text('');
}, 2000);
});
<div class="container"></div>
.container{
width: 200px;
height: 200px;
background: green;
}