right now

ADVERB

currently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

directly presently

WEAK

at present forthwith pronto right away straightaway

ADVERB

forthwith

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abruptly right away

STRONG

directly instantly now straightaway

WEAK

at once away quickly suddenly tout de suite without delay

Antonyms

STRONG

later

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 like now now or never on the dot on the double on the spot pronto 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

just

Synonyms

STRONG

barely hardly scarce scarcely

WEAK

a moment ago almost approximately at this moment by very little just a while ago just now lately nearly now presently recently

Antonyms

WEAK

indefinitely

ADVERB

momentarily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

briefly immediately instantly temporarily

WEAK

for a little while for a minute for a moment for a second for a short time for a short while for an instant now

Antonyms

STRONGEST

eventually later permanently

WEAK

lengthily

ADVERB

now

Synonyms

WEAK

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

Antonyms

WEAK

future later past

ADVERB

yet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

at this time now

STRONG

already at present

Example Sentences

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But as somebody that loves college sports, I also think that we are gonna have to find a different alternative than how we’re operating right now to have a sustainable and durable model.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Tedros also said he understood how important it was for people to honour their dead at funerals - but warned that right now this was dangerous.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Space missions and artificial intelligence are both key to humanity’s future, but one looks like a better investment than the other right now.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Oil analysts think the big question for markets right now isn’t when oil prices will return to pre-war levels near $60 a barrel, but whether the energy world that created low prices still exists.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

There was a time that I’d do just about anything to get some distance from Regan Fitz, but right now, at this moment, there wasn’t anyone else I’d rather be hurtling through time beside.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

right now

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