Definitions

now

[nou] / naʊ /

ADVERB

presently

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 like now momentarily on the double promptly pronto right away right now soon these days this day

Antonyms

STRONG

eventually later

WEAK

future past

ADVERB

at the present

Synonyms

WEAK

at the moment at this moment at this time here and now just now momentarily right now this day yet

Antonyms

WEAK

future later past

ADVERB

in the immediate future

Synonyms

WEAK

in a minute in a moment presently promptly soon

Antonyms

WEAK

future later past

ADVERB

immediately

Synonyms

STRONG

forthwith instantly straightaway

WEAK

at once

Antonyms

STRONG

later

WEAK

future past

Example Sentences

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“She wasn’t someone who was well-known in the industry at the time, but he brought her in and she was an absolute superstar,” Mueller, now CEO of the startup Impulse Space, told MarketWatch over email.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The conflict is now in its fourth month, with little sign of a lasting peace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

How many cases are there now in the U.S.?

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Hussein said he was previously a manager at Hexthorpe Mini Market but now had nothing to do with the shop.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

And yet right now, on this issue, I am one thousand percent certain that being there is the right thing.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

now

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