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 alternative is to focus on the here and now, and leave your successor wishing for a time machine.
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Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
From there and then to here and now makes for a rather preposterous ascension.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Ultimately, any deceleration in research that pushes back on cruel, unforgiving and insufficiently understood diseases is likely to represent a wholesale societal loss and not just one that impacts desperate families in the here and now.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Understandably, Spoelstra’s focus remains on the here and now, including Monday night’s game against the Charlotte Hornets, the midpoint of this five-game homestand at Kaseya Center.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
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Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
From there and then to here and now makes for a rather preposterous ascension.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Ultimately, any deceleration in research that pushes back on cruel, unforgiving and insufficiently understood diseases is likely to represent a wholesale societal loss and not just one that impacts desperate families in the here and now.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Understandably, Spoelstra’s focus remains on the here and now, including Monday night’s game against the Charlotte Hornets, the midpoint of this five-game homestand at Kaseya Center.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for here and now
Noun
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The stalemate prompted procedural changes that endure today.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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His leadership showed compassion, political courage, and moral clarity … qualities our leaders could use today more than ever.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Lee earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in nursing from UNC Charlotte in 2013, found a job at Atrium Health Union and started dating her now-husband.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Padres are built to win now and this is a win-now type of trade that hurts but makes an immediate difference.—
Jim Bowden,
The Athletic,
25 July 2024
Noun
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At present, there is no information available on the containment of the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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At present, no state has a waiver that restricts SNAP recipients from purchasing certain foods based on their nutritional value.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Here and now.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/here%20and%20now. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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