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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Complacency, cowardice and meek self-preservation won’t do here and now.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
But that pursuit has dominated the national research agenda at the expense of something far more urgent: improving the lives of autistic people and their families, here and now.
—Alice Kuo and Emily Hotez, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Yet what Caravaggio was really doing circa 1600, with this anti-academic technique, was something perhaps not so out of line with Francis’ approach: stripping the holy narrative of its adornments, to devote himself to the here and now.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
All the while, disconnected rebel groups strain to overcome disinformation campaigns, mass detainment, and general complacency to form a resistance that can effect change — not just in the long-run, but here and now.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
But that pursuit has dominated the national research agenda at the expense of something far more urgent: improving the lives of autistic people and their families, here and now.
—Alice Kuo and Emily Hotez, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Yet what Caravaggio was really doing circa 1600, with this anti-academic technique, was something perhaps not so out of line with Francis’ approach: stripping the holy narrative of its adornments, to devote himself to the here and now.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
All the while, disconnected rebel groups strain to overcome disinformation campaigns, mass detainment, and general complacency to form a resistance that can effect change — not just in the long-run, but here and now.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025
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 20 May. 2025.
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