as it is
idiom
1
: in the present condition : the way it is
Leave everything exactly/just as it is.
2
: with the situation that exists now
We have enough to do as it is without your latest orders!
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Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Produced by Plimsoll Productions Limited and directed by Joe DeMaio, Skyscraper Live will air in real time — meaning viewers will get to watch Honnold’s effort to scale the skyscraper as it is attempted.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Baseodiscus the Eldest, or B, as it is called for short, was fished from the wild between 1996 and 1998 and kept in a tank at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
—Marina Wang, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2026
Adidas is already a winner ahead of Monday’s game, as it is projected to receive $13 million in equivalent brand value from its logos on the telecasts, according to Apex Marketing Group.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 19 Jan. 2026
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“As it is.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20it%20is. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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