SINCE 1828
here and now
nounDefinition of here and now
: the present time
—used with the man's obligation is in the here and now— W. H. Whyte
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Examples 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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Meanwhile, the malaise of the here and now is embodied by Hendrix's nemesis Breezy G (Loonie) and Doc's son Fuentes (Nor Domingo), a corrupt cop who controls the dealers in the neighborhood — including Hendrix's brother-in-law. — Clarence Tsui, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Respeto': Film Review," 11 July 2018 Remind your friend of positive accomplishments and experiences happening in the here and now. — Meredith Clark, SELF, "Real Women Share the Best and Worst Responses to a Friend Going Through a Breakup," 22 Dec. 2018 Google has made big strides here and now has a display worthy of a flagship. — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, "Pixel 3 XL review—Google software deserves better than this hardware," 15 Oct. 2018 Until then, space farming is already being used in the here and now—to grow weed. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "An Alliance of Plants and Fungus Could Be the Key to Farming in Space," 19 Oct. 2018 Douglas Brenner: Did flashbacks like leaded windowpanes blur your focus on the busy here and now? — Douglas Brenner, House Beautiful, "Bill Shakespeare Would Be Proud To Live In This House," 5 Oct. 2018 While dogfights between spaceships are still a far-off possibility, the risks of a Space Force are significant—and the time to recognize the danger of moving forward is upon us, here and now. — Bryan Nakayama, Fortune, "3 Reasons Trump’s New Space Force Would Be a Disaster," 21 June 2018 Today is not the day to break precedence, but rather to work with the here and now. — BostonGlobe.com, "Horoscope," 7 July 2018 Ott had the foresight and generosity to embark on projects that celebrated the here and now of Chicago’s art world. — Kt Hawbaker, chicagotribune.com, "Sabina Ott, 'Artist Mother of Chicago,' dies at 62," 26 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'here and now.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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