here and now
noun
: the present time
—used with the
man's obligation is in the here and now—
W. H. Whyte
W. H. Whyte
Examples of here and now in a Sentence
while we can plan for the future, we must first deal with the here and now
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In the here and now, the Huskies have a number of freshmen and sophomores and newcomers, other veterans are recovering from injuries.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2024
There are less destructive ways to nurture your inner child in the here and now!
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 29 May 2024
All societies lived in the here and now, with their own internal and external obstacles to growth.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
But the broader, mammalian crawl toward new norms doesn’t provide much solace in the here and now.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2024
There are less destructive ways to nurture your inner child in the here and now!
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 29 May 2024
All societies lived in the here and now, with their own internal and external obstacles to growth.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
But the broader, mammalian crawl toward new norms doesn’t provide much solace in the here and now.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for here and now
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“Here and now.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/here%20and%20now. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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