Now
Now adverb - At the present time.
This time
Now and this time are semantically related in existing time topic. You can use "Now" instead the phrase "This time" as a noun or an adverb.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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If there's a difference now, it's only one thing - this time, you can't come back.
Source: Pre-Mortem One-Liner -
Now, because this time a handheld camera is being used instead of a chest-mounted one, we don't see it.
Source: Web Video / Marble Hornets -
This time instead of the opponent turning into a baby and sitting while crying, the babified opponent would now do a funny animation relating to them.
Source: Fountain of Youth
Cite this Source
This time and Now. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/now/this_time
Now & This time. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/now/this_time>.
This time or Now. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/now/this_time.
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