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adverb

1. At this moment: actually, currently. Idioms: evenjustrightnow. See time.
2. Without delay: directly, forthwith, immediately, instant, instantly, right away, right off, straightaway, straight off. Idioms: at once, first off. See time.
3. At times: sometimes. See time.
4. At the present; these days: nowadays, today. See time.

adjective

In existence now: contemporary, current, existent, existing, new, present¹, present-day. See time.

noun

The current time: nowadays, present¹, today. See time.

Idioms beginning with now:
nowhere near
now and again
nowhere
now or never, it's
now that
now you're talking

See also any day (now); every now and then; here and now; just now.

adv, adj

Definition: presently
Antonyms: future, later, past

as in: the present or at the moment
sign description: Both Y-hands are pulled down away from the body simultaneously.

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An expression used by ATC (air traffic control) when immediate compliance with an instruction is required to avoid an imminent situation.

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For a list of words related to now, see:

• Conjunctions
• Fixed Times - now: (adv) at the present moment

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See words rhyming with "now."

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - nu, se
conj. - nu, hvor, siden
adj. - nuværende, nu-
n. - nuet, nu

idioms:

• as of now    fra nu af
• now and again    ind imellem
• now and then    ind imellem
• now for    tid til
• now or never    nu eller aldrig
• now that    nu da
• Now, now    så så, slap af, tag det roligt!
• up to now    indtil videre

Nederlands (Dutch)
nu, nu dat, nu weer, van nu af aan, meteen, vervolgens, tegenwoordig, nou elke dag/moment/uur te verwachten

Français (French)
adv. - maintenant, à présent, actuellement, alors, à ce moment-là, tantôt, donc, immédiatement
conj. - maintenant que
adj. - actuel
n. - maintenant, à présent

idioms:

• as of now    à partir de maintenant
• for now    pour l'instant
• now and again    de temps en temps
• now and then    de temps en temps
• now for    maintenant à propos de, passons à (une nouvelle question)
• now or never    maintenant ou jamais
• now that    maintenant que
• Now, now    voyons (excl)
• up to now    jusqu'à présent

Deutsch (German)
conj. - jetzt, wo, jetzt, da
adv. - jetzt, nun, heutzutage, sofort
n. - das Jetzt
adj. - jetzig

idioms:

• as of now    jetzt
• for now    bis bald!
• now and again    hin und wieder
• now and then    hin und wieder
• now for    jetzt
• now or never    jetzt oder nie
• now that    jetzt, wo, jetzt, da
• Now, now    immer mit der Ruhe
• up to now    bis jetzt

Ελληνική (Greek)
conj. - τώρα που
adv. - τώρα, αυτή τη στιγμή, λοιπόν, έλα, όμως
int. - έλα!
n. - το παρόν

idioms:

• as of now    από τώρα, εφεξής
• now and again    κάθε τόσο
• now and then    κατά καιρούς, που και που
• now for    και τώρα...
• now or never    ή τώρα ή ποτέ
• now that    τώρα που
• Now, now    σύνελθε!, ησύχασε!, μην κάνεις έτσι!
• up to now    μέχρι τώρα, μέχρι αυτή τη στιγμή

Italiano (Italian)
adesso che, adesso, ora, bene

idioms:

• any day/moment/time now    ad ogni istante
• as of now    da oggi
• by now
• now and again/then        di quando in quando
• now for    fino
• now or never    oggi o mai
• now that    ora che
• Now, now    su, su!

Português (Portuguese)
conj. - desde que, assim sendo
adv. - agora, já, recentemente, nessas circunstâncias
int. - ora!, qual!
n. - momento (m) atual

idioms:

• any day/moment/time now    pode ocorrer agora a qualquer momento
• as of now    a partir de agora
• now and again/then    de vez em quando
• now for    no momento
• now or never    agora ou nunca
• now that    desde que
• Now, now    expressão dita ao se tentar acalmar uma pessoa histérica
• up to now    até agora

Русский (Russian)
сейчас, в настоящее время, так вот

idioms:

• any day/moment/time now    со дня на день, с минуты на минуту
• as of now    с этого момента
• now and again/then    время от времени
• now for    а теперь
• now or never    теперь или никогда
• now that    теперь, когда
• Now, now    Ну-ка, что тут у нас!
• up to now    до настоящего момента

Español (Spanish)
adv. - ahora, ahora bien, ya, hoy día, actualmente, pues, pues bien, al presente, entonces
conj. - ahora que, ya que, esto supuesto, más, pero, puesto que
adj. - actualizado, de moda
n. - actualidad, momento actual, momento presente

idioms:

• as of now    a partir de ahora, desde este momento
• for now    por ahora
• now and again    de vez en cuando, de cuando en cuando
• now and then    de vez en cuando, de cuando en cuando
• now for    y ahora en cuanto a, les presentamos ahora
• now or never    ahora o nunca
• now that    ahora que...
• Now, now    ¡vamos, vamos!
• up to now    hasta ahora

Svenska (Swedish)
conj. - nu då
adv. - nu, nuförtiden, förresten, ja, igen, verkligen, åja, så där ja, seså
int. - seså, aj aj
n. - nu

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
现在, 目前, 刚才, 既然, 由于, 现在的, 此刻

idioms:

• as of now    到目前为止, 从现在开始
• now and again    不时
• now and then    偶尔, 有时
• now for    那么...
• now or never    勿失良机
• now that    既然
• Now, now    好吧
• up to now    到目前为止

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 現在, 目前, 剛才
conj. - 既然, 由於
adj. - 現在的
n. - 現在, 此刻, 目前

idioms:

• as of now    到目前為止, 從現在開始
• now and again    不時
• now and then    偶爾, 有時
• now for    那麼...
• now or never    勿失良機
• now that    既然
• Now, now    好吧
• up to now    到目前為止

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 지금, 방금, 한데
conj. - ~이니까
adj. - 지금의, 최첨단의
n. - 지금

idioms:

• as of now    지금까지
• now for    그럼 다음은 ~이다
• up to now    이제까지

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 今, 現在, 目下, 今では, 今すぐ, 今や, ところで, さて, さあ
adj. - 現在の, 最新の
conj. - 今はもう…であるから

idioms:

• any day/moment/time now    いつでも
• as of now    今
• from now on    これから先ずっと, これからは
• Now    最先端の, 目下, 現在, 現在の, 先端をいく, 今, すぐに, 今や, たった今, さて, そら, …からには
• now and again/then    時々
• now for    さあ今度は
• now or never    今こそチャンス
• now that    今や～だから, ～してみると
• now you're talking    それを聞きたかったのだ
• right now    たった今, 今すぐ
• up to now    従来

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف عطف) منذ لحظه (ظرف) حالا (نداء) الآن (الاسم) الوقت الحاضر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮עכשיו, עתה, ובכן, מיד, בנסיבות הקיימות‬
conj. - ‮כיוון ש-‬
adj. - ‮עכשווי‬
n. - ‮עכשיו, עתה‬

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