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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All that matters is the here and now.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Here is a practice that can be done here and now based on the HeartMath protocol for entering head-heart coherence.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
An advance here and now, up and out of the range in which the stock has been mired – a breakout – would imply a move to the $185+/- level.
—Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Focus is sharpened on players who can augment Emery’s squad in the here and now.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Here is a practice that can be done here and now based on the HeartMath protocol for entering head-heart coherence.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
An advance here and now, up and out of the range in which the stock has been mired – a breakout – would imply a move to the $185+/- level.
—Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Focus is sharpened on players who can augment Emery’s squad in the here and now.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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