the momentary present; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now" used to preface a command or reproof or request; "now hear this!"; "now pay attention" at the present moment; "goods now on sale"; "the now-aging dictator"; "they are now abroad"; "he is busy at present writing a new novel"; "it could happen any time now" in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events; "President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard"; "Washington now decides to cross the Delaware"; "the ship is now listing to port" in the immediate past; "told me just now" (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity; "Now the next problem is
in these times; "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford; "we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"; "today almost every home has television"
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!"
at the present moment; "goods now on sale"; "the now-aging dictator"; "they are now abroad"; "he is busy at present writing a new novel"; "it could happen any time now"
If you say that something will happen any day now, any moment now, or any time now, you mean that it will happen very soon. Jim expects to be sent to Europe any day now Any moment now the silence will be broken
You use now to indicate that a particular situation is the result of something that has recently happened. She told me not to repeat it, but now I don't suppose it matters Diplomats now expect the mission to be much less ambitious
You use now or now that to indicate that an event has occurred and as a result something else may or will happen. Now you're settled, why don't you take up some serious study? Now that she was retired she lived with her sister
You can say `Now' to introduce information which is relevant to the part of a story or account that you have reached, and which needs to be known before you can continue. My son went to Almeria in Southern Spain. Now he and his wife are people who love a quiet holiday Now, I hadn't told him these details, so he must have done some research on his own
People such as television presenters sometimes use now for when they are going to start talking about a different subject or presenting a new activity. And now for something completely different Now for a quick look at some of the other stories in the news