Phrase guide

these days

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

Currently, at present.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: now, lately, recently
  • These days everyone can make a movie using their mobile phone, which we didn't use to be able to do.
  • I don’t play snooker a lot these days.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nowadays, now, lately, recently

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: son zamanlar — currently
  • Bulgarian: тези дни (tezi dni) — currently
  • Chinese Mandarin: 如今 (rújīn) — currently
  • Chinese Mandarin: 近日 (jìnrì) — currently
  • Chinese Mandarin: 現在 /现在 (xiànzài) — currently
  • Chinese Mandarin: 目前 (mùqián) — currently
  • Chinese Mandarin: 目今 (mùjīn) — currently
  • Czech: poslední dobou — currently
  • Esperanto: nuntempe — currently
  • Finnish: nykyään — currently
  • French: ces jours-ci — currently
  • French: de nos jours — currently
  • German: heutzutage — currently
  • Greek: στις μέρες μας (stis méres mas) — currently
  • Greek: επί των ημερών μας (epí ton imerón mas) — currently
  • Indonesian: akhir-akhir ini — currently
  • Indonesian: barusan ini — currently
  • Italian: oggidì — currently
  • Italian: in questi giorni — currently
  • Japanese: 今時 (imadoki) — currently
  • Japanese: 年頃日頃 (toshigorohigoro) — currently
  • Japanese: このごろ (konogoro) — currently
  • Japanese: 近ごろ (chikagoro) — currently
  • Japanese: 最近 (saikin) — currently
  • Korean: 요즈음 (yojeueum) — currently
  • Korean: 요즘 (yojeum) — currently
  • Ladino: endiya — currently
  • Marathi: आजकाल (ājkāl) — currently
  • Norwegian Bokmål: for tiden — currently
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nå for tiden — currently
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nå — currently
  • Norwegian Bokmål: om dagen — currently
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nå om dagen — currently
  • Old English: on þissum dagum — currently
  • Persian: امروزه (emruze) — currently
  • Portuguese: hoje em dia — currently
  • Russian: в после́днее вре́мя (v poslédneje vrémja) — currently
  • Russian: в э́ти дни́ (v éti dní) — currently
  • Scottish Gaelic: an latha an-diugh — currently
  • Slovak: dnes — currently
  • Spanish: hoy en día — currently
  • Spanish: actualmente — currently
  • Spanish: hogaño — currently
  • Swahili: siku hizi — currently
  • Vietnamese: ngày nay — currently
  • Yiddish: הײַנטצוטאָג (haynttsutog) — currently