Present
Present noun - The period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech.
Usage example: he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow
Time and present are semantically related in duration topic. In some cases you can use "Time" instead a noun "Present".
How words are described
| good | good present | good time |
| full | full present | full time |
| best | best present | best time |
| better | better present | better time |
| Other adjectives: normal, specific, perfect, certain, many, single, actual, entire, real, big, great, little, missing, extra, worst, next, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Prince Aeronweyir is a close advisor to the Queen, and one of his responsibilities is to ensure her visitors are properly vetted so as to not waste her time or present a threat to her.
Source: Literature / Cerberon -
There's a subtle moment inn "The Forge" when Archer has a little chuckle as T'Pol relates the difficulties that have arisen between Surak's time and the present.
Source: Series / Star Trek: Enterprise -
In the beginning, the time travel works more like an inverse of Ripple Effect-Proof Memory where the main character goes back in time to an alternate past, but cannot change anything in the present.
Source: Time Travel
Cite this Source
Time and Present. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/present/time
Present & Time. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/present/time>.
Time or Present. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/present/time.
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