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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

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Synonyms
1present, moment, now, today

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

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