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Nouns (1)

now

n. the momentary present; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now"

Verbs (0)

Adverbs (19)

now

adv. used to preface a command, as in "come on now!"

now

adv. sentence connector; "Now, what have you been up to?"

adv. at the time or occasion immediately following, as in "Next the doctor examined his back"

at the time of speaking

adv. in the historical present; at the present time, in a given context: "Washington now decided to cross the Delaware"; "President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard"

nowadays, today, presently, at the present time, at present

adv. at this time or period; now; "he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"; "currently they live in Connecticut"

right, straightaway, immediately, right away, directly, at once, right then, straightway, straight away, right now

adv. without delay or hesitation; "straightaway the clouds began to scatter"; "come here right away"; directly, they were attacked"

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (2)

at the present time, currently

adv. at this time or period; now; "he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"; "currently they live in Connecticut"

Synonyms (4)

as fast as possible, post-haste, posthaste, with all possible haste

adv. "Send it to me post-haste"

Antonyms (0)

now

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