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 of currently

• now
• anymore
• today

Examples of currently in a Sentence

we're currently working on three separate projects

Recent Examples on the Web

The latest season, currently being aired, depicts a fictional Chinese intelligence agency capturing and torturing some of the Japanese spies. — Reuters, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026

About 32,000 Illinois state employees and their family members are currently on the drugs, at a total cost of $149 million — a sum that Pritzker’s office says makes up 18% of the state’s prescription budget. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Officials currently do not know what caused the collision on Wednesday. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026

While prices are currently rising faster than average wages, investors don't expect a rate hike at today's meeting. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

current entry 1 + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for currently

• concurrently
• recurrently