Phrase guide

here and now

adv · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

At this time and in this place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The present situation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: no-plural

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The current state of one's own life.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: no-plural

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

at this time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the disappointments of the here and now
  • she is studying at the moment

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: present moment, moment

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: present, nowadays

History

Etymology

here + and + now

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 此时此地 — at this time and in this place
  • Danish: her og nu — at this time and in this place
  • Finnish: tässä ja nyt — at this time and in this place
  • German: hier und jetzt — at this time and in this place
  • Greek: εδώ και τώρα (edó kai tóra) — at this time and in this place
  • Hungarian: itt és most — at this time and in this place
  • Icelandic: hér og nú — at this time and in this place
  • Latin: hic et nunc — at this time and in this place
  • Portuguese: aqui e agora — at this time and in this place
  • Russian: здесь и сейчас (zdesʹ i sejčas) — at this time and in this place
  • Spanish: aquí y ahora — at this time and in this place
  • Swedish: här och nu — at this time and in this place
  • Dutch: hier en nu — present situation
  • Finnish: nykyhetki — present situation
  • Greek: παρόν (parón) — present situation
  • Finnish: nykytila — current state of one's own life