Long ago and Nowadays

Long ago

Long ago adverb - Of the distant or comparatively distant past.

Nowadays and long ago are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nowadays" instead an adverb phrase "Long ago".

Nowadays

Nowadays adverb - At the present time.

Long ago and nowadays are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Long ago" instead an adverb "Nowadays".

Nearby Word: nowaday

Both terms in one sentence

  • Never mind they have gotten past the Never Say "Die" point long ago, and how in fact they're the more lenient company nowadays, with games released on multiple systems having less censorship on Nintendo systems (or at least the same, but not more).
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