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here and now

NOUN
present time
Synonyms
STRONGEST
real world
WEAK
actuality hic et nunc immediately present moment reality

Example Sentences

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If you do that, you can take a longer trip and really enjoy the here and now.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

“I feel like we are chasing ghosts. Just a few minutes before ICE was here, and now we have to pick up the pieces.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

It was a beautifully realized and deeply moving consideration of the here and now, and the not here but still now.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

By telling investors, businesses and households what monetary officials probably would do in the future, the Fed could steer behavior in the here and now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“Stop that,” he cried again, not daring here and now to touch her, “and tell me what’s the matter!”

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin