now

Adverb

• in the immediate past
  • told me just now
    

• (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity
  • Now the next problem is...
    

• without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
  • he answered immediately
    
  • found an answer straightaway
    
  • an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith
    
  • Come here now!
    

• at the present moment
  • goods now on sale
    
  • the now-aging dictator
    
  • they are now abroad
    
  • he is busy at present writing a new novel
    
  • it could happen any time now
    

• used to preface a command or reproof or request
  • now hear this!
    
  • now pay attention
    

• in these times
  • it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished- Nancy Mitford
    
  • we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets
    
  • today almost every home has television
    

• in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
  • President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard
    
  • Washington now decides to cross the Delaware
    
  • the ship is now listing to port
    

Noun

• the momentary present
  • Now is a good time to do it
    
  • it worked up to right now
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  at present , nowadays , today