Now
Now noun - The time currently existing or in progress.
Present time and now are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Present time" instead a noun "Now".
Present time
Now and present time are semantically related. You can use "Now" instead a noun phrase "Present time".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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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 -
Manufactured in 2023, purchased secondhand by Cassie in 2027, and now living in the present time.
Source: Robot Girl -
She now lives in the present time as Joan Arquette.
Source: Jeanne d'Archétype
Cite this Source
Present time and Now. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/now/present_time
Now & Present time. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/now/present_time>.
Present time or Now. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/now/present_time.
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