here and now
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Etymology[edit]
Adverb[edit]
here and now (not comparable)
- At this time and in this place.
- 1971, Lyndon Johnson, The Vantage Point[1], Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 75:
- On January 8, 1964, in my first State of the Union address to the Congress, I announced: "This administration today, here and now, declares unconditional war on poverty in America." I warned that "it will not be a short or easy struggle" but that it was a war "we cannot afford to lose."
Translations[edit]
at this time and in this place
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See also[edit]
Noun[edit]
here and now (plural not attested)
- The present situation.
- 1920, Paul Klee, (Please provide the book title or journal name), from an exhibition catalogue:
- I cannot be grasped in the here and now. For I reside just as much with the dead as with the unborn. Somewhat closer to the heart of creation than usual. But not nearly close enough.
- 2020 December 16, Nigel Harris interviews Mark Thurston, “HS2 is still the right thing to do...”, in Rail, page 41:
- Cutting line capacity by 4tph (around 30 trains a day) would slash revenues (seats). HS2 would be hobbled. But politicians like the idea of cutting costs in the here and now.
- The current state of one's own life.
Synonyms[edit]
- (present situation): now; see also Thesaurus:the present
Translations[edit]
current state of one's own life
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