presentlypres‧ent‧ly /ˈprezəntli/ ●○○ adverb formal 
The doctor will be here presently. Presently, I fell asleep.2especially American English at the present time SYN now: The range of courses presently available has grown. Your case is presently being investigated.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Tea will be served presently.
- The university presently operates two cancer research centers.
- Chek Lap Kok is open 24-hours a day and presently serves 45 million passengers a year.
- Eventually it is intended to remove the ramp which presently gives access to the pattern room.
- The watchers from Berwick's walls presently could see them no more, in an overcast early summer night.
- There presently is funding for 200 beds, but the center could be expanded to 400.
- There are presently three separate standards for such modems, and all three are evolving even as the equipment is being sold.
- Though a number of its species are uncommon, comparatively few are presently in danger.
- What I take exception to is the manner in which we are presently carrying out our naval preparations.
Longman Language Activatornow, at this time
at this moment or at this time: · If we leave now we'll be there before dark.· It's not raining now, but they said it might rain later.· He used to coach high school basketball but now he's a realtor.from now on (=starting from now): · Students are to be in their seats by 8:00 from now on.· From now on, the U.S. government will rely on a new method to measure economic growth.
if something is already happening or already true, it began to happen or be true before now: · He's only three and he's already reading.· "Should I tell Kay?" "She already knows."· The show has already started.· Don't buy any more toys for the kids -- they've got plenty already.· Was the apartment empty when you moved in or was it already furnished?
now - use this when you are describing what the situation is at this time: · The firm currently employs 113 people.· Currently, the most a senior nurse can earn is £16,000.· Ms. Kelly is currently assisting another customer. May I help you?
now - use this especially to say that something is happening now but you do not expect it to continue for a long time: · I'm working in a restaurant at the moment.· Miss Hellman is away from her desk at the moment - can I have her call you back?· The official currency is the crown, presently about 30 to the dollar.
formal if something is true at present or at the present time , it is true now but you do not expect it to be permanent: · The money available for public libraries will be less in future than at present.· We do not envisage any changes in the tax structure at the present time.
spoken at this moment or at this time: · I need a new car but right now I can't afford one.· She's in Amsterdam right now but she should be in Paris by tomorrow night.
British spoken at this exact moment - use this especially to say that you cannot do something immediately: · Sorry, I'm busy just now - can I call you later?
American at this particular time: · I have no further questions at this time, your honor.· "Do you have any health insurance?" "Not at this time."at this time of day/night/year etc: · What are you doing out at this time of night?· Gas prices always go up at this time of year.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The range of courses presently available has grown.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
1in a short time SYN soon: The range of courses presently available has grown.· It will also enable tutors to visit community groups and to train tutors in areas where they are not presently available.· The best scheme presently available is to use high-temperature gas-phase electrolysis of carbon dioxide.· This is a relatively clean source of energy compared to chemical sources such as coal-burning power stations and to presently available nuclear power.· The most important limitation of presently available systems is the lack of a reliable deglutitive signal.· These studies need to be repeated with presently available more accurate methods for assay of histamine.
VERB· It is certain that we have to devise ways to move beyond antiracism as it is presently constituted.
· I presently use a Grolux tube.· The volume of glucose tests performed in the laboratory has increased considerably making automated instruments more convenient and practical to use presently.· Both are thinly populated areas far from departure and arrival points presently used by local commuters.
The doctor will be here presently. Presently, I fell asleep.2especially American English at the present time SYN now: The range of courses presently available has grown. Your case is presently being investigated.