here and now

noun

: the present time

—used with the

… man's obligation is in the here and now …

—W. H. Whyte

Synonyms of here and now

• today
• now
• present

Examples of here and now in a Sentence

while we can plan for the future, we must first deal with the here and now

Recent Examples on the Web

Dragoi says in the here and now, the team’s results underscore the important role played by sleep, especially for trainees or those learning new skills. — Sean McCabe, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Connecting to those things that give us pleasure connects us to the here and now. — Elisa Wouk Almino editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

And certainly those subjects could be, in other hands, a vehicle for fleeing the urgencies of the here and now. — Robert P. Baird, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026

Howe felt Toure would require time to adapt and, even if that is not necessarily shared by others within the football department, the 20-year-old was not only signed for the here and now. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for here and now

• allow
• avow
• chiao
• endow
• eyebrow
• highbrow
• lanao
• meow
• powwow
• somehow
• anyhow
• carabao