Right now
Right now adverb - At the present time.
Usage example: right now we are in the middle of a major home renovation
Today
Today adverb - At the present time.
Usage example: even today, arranged marriages remain a common practice in some parts of the world
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- immediately and right now
- immediately and today
- directly and right now
- directly and today
- presently and right now
- presently and today
- promptly and right now
- promptly and today
- soon and right now
- soon and today
- without delay and right now
- without delay and today
- instantly and right now
- instantly and today
Both terms in one sentence
- People, you didn't realise it, you were in the midst of the greatest professional wrestler walking the world today, and he's in this ring right now!
- Play Every Day Some games would rather you play a few minutes today, tomorrow, and the next day than ten hours right now.
Source: Videogame Culture - I'm running a little behind today, I was wondering if I could write my thank-you notes right now." Then he asks, "James, can I get some thank-you note writing music, please?
Source: Series / The Tonight Show
Cite this Source
Today and Right now. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/right_now/today
Right now & Today. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/right_now/today>.
Today or Right now. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/right_now/today.
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