here and now

here and now

noun

Definition of HERE AND NOW

: the present time —used with the <man's obligation is in the here and now — W. H. Whyte>

Examples of HERE AND NOW

1. <while we can plan for the future, we must first deal with the here and now>

First Known Use of HERE AND NOW

1829

Related to HERE AND NOW

Synonyms: ¹present, moment, now, today

Related Words: phase, stage, state

Near Antonyms: history, past, yesterday, yesteryear, yore; by-and-by, future, futurity, hereafter, offing, tomorrow

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Rhymes with HERE AND NOW

anyhow, carabao, cat's meow, curaçao, Curaçao, disallow, disavow, disendow, Hu Jintao, Krakatau, middlebrow, Mindanao, sacred cow, simple vow, solemn vow