currently

adverb

cur·​rent·​ly ˈkər-ənt-lē 

ˈkə-rənt-

: at the present time

currently engaged in scientific research

the movie currently running at the local theater

She currently lives in Texas.

a product that is not currently available

Similar legislation is currently working successfully in 17 other states as well as in the nation's capital.

—Tom Bourdon

Currently, only three such drugs are approved for use in the U.S. …

—Michael Waldholz

Synonyms

• anymore
• now
• nowadays
• presently
• right now
• today

Examples of currently in a Sentence

we're currently working on three separate projects

Recent Examples on the Web

At the root of this opacity might be whatever strange thing is currently happening with time. —Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 3 May 2025

Daniels’ Prizm Rookie Variation card is currently around $70 cheaper than his #347 Base Silver parallel. —Tyler Holzhammer, New York Times, 3 May 2025

Starlink is the largest constellation of satellites in orbit, with more than 7,300 spacecraft currently in space. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 3 May 2025

Only Cardinals under the age of 80 participate in the conclave There are currently 252 cardinals serving in the Catholic Church, but only 135 are eligible to vote in the conclave. —Callum Sutherland, Time, 3 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

current entry 1 + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for currently

• concurrently
• recurrently