here and now
/ˌhɪə(r) ən ˈnaʊ
/At the present time: we’re going to settle this here and now [as noun]: our obsession with the here and now...
- His intention in doing the exercise was to become more present in the here and now, more active and energised and alive.
- It is a preoccupation, keeping the individual from being totally present, in the here and now.
- Most of us have no idea how to be present, just here and now, without thinking of the past or planning the future.
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