here and now

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 Ices Galore In its studies closest to the here and now, SPHEREx will look for assorted ices throughout the Milky Way and its neighboring galaxies. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025 Large-cap pharmaceutical manufacturer AbbVie (ABBV) is judged to be an excellent opportunity on the long side, here and now, having sold off some 25%, right to a level of support where rebound potential is high. Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025 The alternative is to focus on the here and now, and leave your successor wishing for a time machine. 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 See All Example Sentences for here and now
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Noun
  • Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.
    Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2025
  • Even today, there are many settings in which the Christian faith is considered absurd, meant for the weak and unintelligent.
    Daniel Burke, NPR, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Arsenal’s manager has no doubts regarding his team’s conviction at present.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 10 May 2025
  • At present, the two black holes are separated by only around 2,600 light-years (roughly one-tenth of the distance between Earth and Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way's central black hole), with the smaller hole moving around the host galaxy's bulge.
    Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025

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“Here and now.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/here%20and%20now. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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