currently

adverb

cur·​rent·​ly ˈkər-ənt-lē How to pronounce currently (audio)
ˈkə-rənt-
: at the present time
currently engaged in scientific research
the movie currently running at the local theater
She currently lives in Texas.
a product that is not currently available
Similar legislation is currently working successfully in 17 other states as well as in the nation's capital.Tom Bourdon
Currently, only three such drugs are approved for use in the U.S. …Michael Waldholz

Examples of currently in a Sentence

we're currently working on three separate projects
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The clubs are both currently in Germany’s third tier. Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025 Traders currently place the odds of a 25 basis-point cut at 98 percent, according to the CME FedWatch tool. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025 There is currently no information about the containment efforts for the fire and its cause has not yet been determined. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025 The service will compete directly with Elon Musk's Starlink, which currently dominates the market and has 8,000 satellites in orbit. Annie Palmer,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for currently

Word History

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of currently was in 1579

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“Currently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/currently. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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