here and now
noun
: the present time
—used with the
… man's obligation is in the here and now …—
W. H. Whyte
W. H. WhyteExamples of here and now in a Sentence
while we can plan for the future, we must first deal with the here and now
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Let’s get back to the here and now.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Griffin has a bright future, but dreams of college or the WNBA are not distracting her from the here and now.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
Their songs are sad, not with remote, idealized melancholy but with the familiar sadness of the here and now.
—Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2026
That’s okay — there’ll be time for carefree fun in the future, and that future is built by your efforts here and now.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Griffin has a bright future, but dreams of college or the WNBA are not distracting her from the here and now.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
Their songs are sad, not with remote, idealized melancholy but with the familiar sadness of the here and now.
—Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2026
That’s okay — there’ll be time for carefree fun in the future, and that future is built by your efforts here and now.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for here and now
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“Here and now.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/here%20and%20now. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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