here and now

noun

: the present time
used with the
man's obligation is in the here and nowW. H. Whyte

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 Kicking the can down the road seems an option First, note that the other AI legislation that has passed in California tends to emphasize the here and now and speaks to everyday qualms about AI. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024 Indeed, with tools like the aforementioned Grammarly and the writing tools coming to Apple Intelligence as two prominent examples, people can write more effectively—and more accessibly, for that matter—as Schwartz told me current LLMs are incredibly helpful and powerful in the here and now. Steven Aquino, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 We are focused on the risks of AI, both in the here and now, in terms of potential harms to privacy, synthetic content harms, and what that means for millions of people; as well as the risks to national security and to public safety, as outlined in the executive order. Tharin Pillay, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024 Even without scientific breakthroughs, open-ended learning may be vital to developing more capable and useful AI systems in the here and now. Will Knight, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for here and now 

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Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of here and now was in 1829

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Cite this Entry

“Here and now.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/here%20and%20now. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.

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