But now
Heretofore and but now are semantically related. in before expected time topic. In some cases you can use "Heretofore" instead an adverb phrase "But now".
Heretofore
Heretofore adverb - Up to this or that time.
But now and heretofore are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "But now" instead an adverb "Heretofore".
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- As she's led away, she rattles off how she's lost everything important to her because of her actions—her job, her marriage—but now has the one thing that was missing from this heretofore perfect life—a baby.
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