Now and Present

Now

Now noun - The momentary present.
Usage example: Now is a good time to do it

Present is a synonym for now in time topic. In some cases you can use "Present" instead the word "Now" as a noun or an adjective.

Present

Present noun - The time currently existing or in progress.
Usage example: I cannot talk to you at present, but perhaps in a few minutes

Now is a synonym for present in time topic. You can use "Now" instead the word "Present" as a noun or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as existing time.

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Grave Encounters Skip to the present and now they're ghostly Humanoid Abominations stalking the hallways of the hospital for victims.
  • Bad Future Unfortunately for them, all of the flashforwards have now happened in the present, making this Bad Future the canonical bad past in the show's current present time.
    Source: Bad Future
  • Literature / Flood By the time the story catches back up with the present, the novel is now fully about Holle instead of Grace, and Grace then becomes a background character for the rest of the book.
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Now & Present. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/now/present>.
Present or Now. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/now/present.
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