now

nouns

the momentary present

"Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now"

now

is a type of (narrower)

the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

"that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"

nowadays, present

adverbs

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"

now

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"

now, nowadays, today

used to preface a command or reproof or request

"now hear this!"; "now pay attention"

now

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, now

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!"

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

(prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity

"Now the next problem is..."

now

in the immediate past

"told me just now"

now