Synonym: at once, immediately, presently, right away, today. Antonym: then. Similar words: bow, cow, how, know, low, new, no, nod. Meaning: [naʊ] 
n. the momentary present. adv. 1. at the present moment 2. in these times 3. in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events 4. (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity 5. used to preface a command or reproof or request 6. without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening 7. in the immediate past.
n. the momentary present. adv. 1. at the present moment 2. in these times 3. in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events 4. (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity 5. used to preface a command or reproof or request 6. without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening 7. in the immediate past. 31. Now and than a magpie would call.
32. Now, I will take your temperature.
33. Once a famous actress, she is now in eclipse.
34. Excuse me, I must dash off now.
35. The national railways have now been electrified.
36. Ben's asleep now, the little lamb.
37. By now the wine had lifted her flagging spirits.
38. I need a wax candle now.
39. Has the country got the bomb now?
40. After suffering an eclipse, she is now famous again.
41. With the extra resources, the scheme now seems feasible.
42. I have a client with me right now.
43. The once - green fields were now uniformly brown.
44. A number of border crossings have now reopened.
45. It signifies we should go now.
46. He is now living in exile in Egypt.
47. And now, over to our Rome correspondent ...
48. The actress now dedicates herself to children's charity work.
49. Don't look now, but there's someone staring at you!
50. They are now the majority party in Parliament.
51. As of now we don't know much about Mars.
52. A paperback edition is now available at bookshops.
53. The car was now on fire.
54. Auto-tuning VHF receivers are now common in cars.
55. The refugee problem has now reached immeasurable proportions.
56. The scale of the problem is now universally recognised.
57. The club secretary will now draw the raffle.
58. I've always been perfectly healthy until now.
59. The barometer has been steady for three days now.
60. There are 1.2 billion people in China now.