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

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adv. (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity; "Now the next problem is..."

adv. in the immediate past; "told me just now"

adv. 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"

nowadays, now, today

adv. 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"

immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot

adv. 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!"

right, straightaway, now, 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"

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presently, currently

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

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

adv. "Send it to me post-haste"

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