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The hour being what it is; the hour being so advanced; considering that it is so far in time already; now that so much time has elapsed; if not before, now at the latest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonyms: already, at this stage, at this point
- My parents ought to've arrived by now. I wonder what's keeping them.
- Totally overwhelmed by now, I started to hand out the fliers willy-nilly.
- By now an angry crowd had collected outside.
- No doubt you will have heard the news by now.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: already, at this stage, at this point
Antonyms: none provided
See by, sense 3: “not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval)”.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
onderhand
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Finnish:
tähän mennessä
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French:
à cette heure
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French:
à l'heure qu'il est
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Italian:
ormai
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Japanese:
今頃
(imagoro)
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Polish:
do tej pory
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Polish:
teraz
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Polish:
już
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Portuguese:
a essa hora
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Portuguese:
já
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Portuguese:
a esta altura
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Sicilian:
cchiui
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Spanish:
ya
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Spanish:
a estas alturas
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Swedish:
vid det här laget
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Welsh:
erbyn hyn
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