Definition of Now

Noun

• the momentary present
  "Now is a good time to do it"
  "it worked up to right 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!"
  immediately instantly straightaway - straight off directly - right away - at once forthwith - like a shot
• 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"
  - at present
• 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"
  nowadays today
• 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"
  

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