as in today
the time currently existing or in progress
while we can plan for the future, we must first deal with the here and now
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Recent Examples of here and now
Stuffy dead white guy Foster can rest easy at the great bridge table in the sky knowing that here and now, in 2026, the mah-jongg economy is alive and beyond well in America.
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Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
But this is really a whole new play, set very much in the here and now and remarkably comfortable there.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Let’s get back to the here and now.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Griffin has a bright future, but dreams of college or the WNBA are not distracting her from the here and now.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
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Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
But this is really a whole new play, set very much in the here and now and remarkably comfortable there.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Let’s get back to the here and now.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Griffin has a bright future, but dreams of college or the WNBA are not distracting her from the here and now.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for here and now
Recent Examples of Synonyms for here and now
Noun
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Efficiency today comes from clean execution, not pushing harder.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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What makes this inquiry into Indigenous values especially relevant today, more so than 10 years ago?—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Millie swapped of-the-era straight-leg jeans for cord-denim pants with a more of-the-now barrel shape.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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Finding a passable wing that can shoot and defend will put the Knicks in a better situation for the now and for the future.—
Tom Rende,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Ja, ein Geschenk (a present) from the Germans!—
Valerie Fridland,
Big Think,
21 Apr. 2026
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Building on the 1986 graphic novel series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, it is presciently set in an alternate present in which police officers wear masks to hide their identities.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Here and now.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/here%20and%20now. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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