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

As for the here and now, England will take encouragement from Switzerland’s performance against Argentina. — Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Meaning is the frame through which a person decides whether this product is for them, here and now. — David Mahbub, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Dealing with grief and fitting in as an immigrant is hard for Devi, and are important themes for the here and now. — Taylor Grothe, Parents, 4 July 2026

Prime Day 2026 is here and now’s the time to jump on all the amazing deals happening this week, starting today, Tuesday, June 23 through Friday, June 26. — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 23 June 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