Now

Word NOW
Character 3
Hyphenation now
Pronunciations /naʊ/

Definitions and meanings of "Now"

What do we mean by now?

At the present time. adverb

At once; immediately. adverb

In the immediate past; very recently. adverb

At this point in the series of events; then. adverb

At times; sometimes. adverb

Nowadays. adverb

In these circumstances; as things are. adverb

Used to introduce a command, reproof, or request. adverb

Used to indicate a change of subject or to preface a remark. adverb

Seeing that; since. Often used with that: conjunction

The present time or moment. noun

Of the present time; current. adjective

Currently fashionable; trendy. adjective

(again/then) Occasionally. idiom

Present.

The present time or moment; this very time. noun

At the present point of time; at the present time; at this juncture.

In these present times; nowadays.

But lately; a little while ago.

The present time.

(often with "the") The state of not paying attention to the future or the past.

(chiefly in phenomenology) A particular instant in time, as perceived at that instant.

The beginning of the rest of your life Urban Dictionary

The magic word; used when someone doesn't understand that something should be done at the current time and not later. Urban Dictionary

A never ending series of crappy music. I think we're up to Now 57...I'm serious do a google search for Now 57 cd. Urban Dictionary

Those music CD's you see on t.v. It's up to NOW 60. Look it up on Google its true. Urban Dictionary

Not on wack - a sane individual Urban Dictionary

Term referring to the present instant. Urban Dictionary

Commonly used in South Africa when you're ARE going to do something, just not anytime soon. Urban Dictionary

A term widely used in South African conversations relating to the period of time which will elapse before the given task, time or oppotunity will present itself. "I'm going to do it in a few moments." "Its going to happen a little later." As the term is not defined by a specific amount of time,it can be used in a broad context. Urban Dictionary

This means now, but just not now. Urban Dictionary

A phrase commonly used mainly in Yorkshire! The highest greeting of welcome you can receive in "God's Own Country" Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Now

The word "now" in example sentences

˜It is now the case that it will be the case that Socrates is sitting down™, whereas there is no genuine way of representing the indexical ˜now™ in the l-calculus (the date variable z is not an indexical, any more than ˜25 December 2006™ is an indexical). ❋ Unknown (2009)

That's why this objection is invalid: “if you can't predict the weather 5 days from now, how can you predict something about 100 years from now”. ❋ Unknown (2007)

We live in the now, trailing, to be sure, a few seconds of the past as we press ahead into the future, but it's always _now_ wherever (whenever) we go. ❋ Unknown (2005)

In real life, Linda was laid-back nearly to the point of sloth, but now, she was the one who most intensely wanted them to have everything _now_. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The actual presence of a physical God was irrelevant, because if there was a creation of the here and now, regardless of any theoretical faith, that only meant, that without a doubt, I was responsible to just the here and now… previous: next thought - 2006-02-01 ehh? ❋ Ugotsoul (2003)

He had dreamed of these things, and now he saw that they were real, so that nightmare merged with _now_, and he could gaze down at it with open eyes and scream at last with open mouth. ❋ Robert Bloch (1955)

It is well known that most of the slaveholders _now_ insist, that all protecting duties are unconstitutional, and that on account of the tariff the Union was nearly rent by the very men who are now horrified by the danger to which it is exposed by these _petitions_! ❋ American Anti-Slavery Society (N/A)

And can we not lift ourselves into that serene atmosphere of love of country and of our race, above all selfish schemes or mere party devices, and contemplate the grandeur of these results, if now, _now_, NOW we will only do our duty? ❋ Various (N/A)

The sentinel has been long on duty: now the watch is done, "_now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace_." ❋ George Milligan (N/A)

For years she had believed herself heartless -- of all her numerous love affairs not one had really touched her until now, and _now_ he is the husband of her oldest friend; of the one woman whom perhaps in all the world she really respects. ❋ Margaret Wolfe Hungerford (N/A)

When I now look around me, and see men who have risen to the highest offices of the different professions, in the church, the law, or in physic, formerly only known by the name of Citizen John, &c. &c., _now_ my Lord so and so, or your ❋ James Gillman (N/A)

She hardly rebukes him; her hand lies passive within his; and now, -- _now_, with a sudden movement, he has placed his arm around her waist. ❋ Margaret Wolfe Hamilton (N/A)

I had lost him now, and _now_ I knew his value when it was too late. ❋ G. J. Whyte-Melville (N/A)

I said, '_You were in the garden half an hour ago_, I saw you as distinctly as I see you now; if you were not there _then_, you are not here _now_,' and I grasped his arm as I spoke to convince myself that it was really he. ❋ William T. Stead (N/A)

"Lord Jesus, if you will take away this toothache right now, _now_, I will be your little girl for three years." ❋ Rosalind Goforth (N/A)

_Then_ I would not forgive; now -- _now_ I crave forgiveness. ❋ Margaret Wolfe Hamilton (N/A)

Even now -- _now_ -- he was raising it to his lips. ❋ Edison Marshall (1930)

And if I do mean it, will I act by it -- will I act by it now -- _now_, while I see it? ❋ Upton Sinclair (1923)

And dwell there -- stay there -- hold to the task and give it not up though it kill me -- now -- _now_! ❋ Upton Sinclair (1923)

start doing [now what] you wanted to do [the rest] of [your life] ❋ Ida C. (2007)

[amanda]: can i have a pass? retarded [librarian]: what is [the magic word]? amanda: ...now? ❋ I Am Soo Effing Cool (2005)

Now [57]?! When will [the fucking] [madness] end?! ❋ TekNo (2004)

*[Announcer]*:get your "NOW Thats what I call music" with a [payment] of only $[19.99]! ❋ Now Thats What I Call Music (2005)

u now, i [aint] ❋ Whatdodialtogetoutofthematrix (2004)

Get the fuck out of there now. Now, why the fuck would you do that and think i wouldn't know? Good job, now i'm [fucking livid]. Now i HATE jkhgkhgBENjhhkjhg even more. Now i never want you to talk to them. Now, it would have been one thing to just [drop by]. now, youve [really fucked] up. ❋ PineappleJuice (2015)

"Have you started [studying]?" "No, I will now now" *basically doesn't study until [five minutes] before [the test]* ❋ Cyrahh (2015)

"Let's take [a look] at it [now now]." "[I'll see] to that now now." "When ?" "[Now now] !" ❋ Eugene Muller (2005)

[kim]: when will you [take out the trash] George?? george:ill do it now-now baby.continues [on Play] Station ❋ Slohh (2009)

Now Then [Dave]! ❋ Greg_the_Smeg (2019)

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