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here and now

noun

Definition of HERE AND NOW

: the present time —used with the <man's obligation is in the here and now — W. H. Whyte>

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First Known Use of HERE AND NOW

1829

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Synonyms: ¹present, moment, now, today

Rhymes with HERE AND NOW

anyhow, carabao, cat's meow, curaçao, Curaçao, disallow, disavow, disendow, Hu Jintao, Krakatau, middlebrow, Mindanao, sacred cow, simple vow, solemn vow

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