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

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right now

"The biggest contributor to Toronto's spike in air pollution right now is wildfires, though the higher than average temperatures are also playing a role," Armen Araradian of IQAir told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

For Messi right now, the emotions arrive tangled together: relief, pressure, family, the crowd, team-mates who love him and want - more than anything - to see him win again.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

It’s the same in banking, and the times right now are looking awfully sweet for the biggest U.S. behemoths.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

“And right now, sort of a basic contract with women voters in the state has been violated.”

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

She’s smart enough to know that she can’t come home right now.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

right now

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