now /now/

1. At the present time, or the time in question, or a very little before or after
2. Immediately
3. In the present circumstances, as things are
4. Nowadays
5. (in narrative) then
6. Used meaninglessly or conversationally, or with the feeling of time lost or nearly lost, in remonstrance, admonition, warning, or taking up a new point

Present

The present time or the time in question

1. (often followed by that) at this time when and because it is the fact
2. Since at this time

Expressing admonition, warning or (when repeated) reassurance

nowˈness noun

1. The quality of constantly being in or taking place at the present moment
2. A lively and up-to-date quality

nowˈcasting noun (meteorology)

A system of rapid and very-short-range presenting of weather phenomena based on realtime processing of simultaneous observations from a network of remote sensing devices

as of now

From this time onwards

for now

1. Until later
2. For the time being

just now

1. A moment ago
2. At this very moment

now and then or now and again

1. Sometimes
2. From time to time

now … now …

At one time … at another time …

now of late (archaic)

Lately

now then!

An interjection expressing admonition or rebuke

• ratproof
• rat race
• rat races
• rat-rhyme
• rat-rhymes
• rat run
• rat runs
• rats
• ratsbane
• ratsbanes
• rat snake
• rat snakes
• rat's-tail
• rat-tail
• rat-tailed
• rattan
• rattans
• rat-tat
• rat-tats
• ratted
• ratteen
• ratteens
• ratten
• rattened
• rattening