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
Griffin has a bright future, but dreams of college or the WNBA are not distracting her from the here and now.
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Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
Their songs are sad, not with remote, idealized melancholy but with the familiar sadness of the here and now.
—Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2026
That’s okay — there’ll be time for carefree fun in the future, and that future is built by your efforts here and now.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
Ask simply to live more faithfully in the here and now.
—Terry Mattingly, Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026
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Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
Their songs are sad, not with remote, idealized melancholy but with the familiar sadness of the here and now.
—Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2026
That’s okay — there’ll be time for carefree fun in the future, and that future is built by your efforts here and now.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
Ask simply to live more faithfully in the here and now.
—Terry Mattingly, Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for here and now
Recent Examples of Synonyms for here and now
Noun
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Your messages can land with authority under today’s Sun-Jupiter trine, which highlights the practical words of your 3rd house and the companionable kindness of your 7th house.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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And finally, the Universe today exists in a state where the quantum vacuum — the zero-point energy of empty space — is non-zero.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 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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Well, there are traditional dinner parties, where the host supplies the meal and the guests may or may not bring little presents — sometimes food treats — to be used at the discretion of the host.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Later, investigators learned that just three days before the attack, his mother had taken him to a shooting range with that 9-millimeter handgun, which his father had purchased for him as an early Christmas present.—
Sharyn Alfonsi,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Here and now.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/here%20and%20now. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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