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
The documentary looks beyond the visionary figure—or the camp icon, as Susan Sontag framed her—focusing on the here and now.
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Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for here and now
Recent Examples of Synonyms for here and now
Noun
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June 21 – July 22 Stability today comes from honoring both your needs and your responsibilities.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Police Officers stand guard at the Word Trade Center ahead of King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s visit to the 9/11 Memorial in New York City today.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 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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The book focusses not on the past but on the strange, lonely present, which is full of waiting.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Necessity is the mother of invention, as the saying goes, and the existential problems that war presents often act as a stimulus to innovation.—
David Szondy
May 02,
New Atlas,
2 May 2026
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“Here and now.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/here%20and%20now. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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