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ADVERB

immediately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

directly forthwith instantly promptly rapidly shortly soon urgently

STRONG

now

WEAK

PDQ anon at short notice away double-time hereupon in a New York minute in a flash in a jiffy in nothing flat instantaneously instanter now or never on the dot on the double on the spot pronto right now soon afterward straight away straight off summarily thereupon this instant this minute tout de suite unhesitatingly without delay without hesitation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

later

WEAK

eventually never

ADVERB

now

Synonyms

STRONGEST

today

STRONG

directly forthwith immediately instantly nowadays straightaway

WEAK

PDQ any more at once at the moment at this moment at this time away first off here and now in a minute in a moment in nothing flat instanter just now momentarily on the double promptly pronto right away right now soon these days this day

Antonyms

STRONG

eventually later

WEAK

future past

Example Sentences

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like now

Here’s what that lifestyle actually cost back then, and what the money would look like now.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

It remains unclear what the conditions on the Lincoln are like now.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Instead of asking whether Gen Z drinks less, she suggests: What does social life actually look like now?

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

America had a young and growing population, not an aging one like now.

From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026

What it’s like now that her sister’s off at college.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan