The Present Time
Nouns
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the present, the present time, the present day, the present moment, the present juncture, the present occasion
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the times, the existing time, the time being
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today, these days, nowadays, our times, modern times, the twentieth century
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nonce, crisis, epoch, day, hour. age, time of life.
Adjectives
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present, actual, instant, current, existing, extant, that is
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present-day, up-to-date, up-to-the-moment.
Adverbs
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at this time, at this moment etc. [Point of time] Instantaneity
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at the present time etc. n.
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now, at present
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at hand. at this time of day, today, nowadays
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already
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even now, but now, just now
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on the present occasion
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for the time being, for the nonce
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on the nail, on the spot
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on the spur of the moment, until now
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to this day, to the present day.
Phrases
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the present hour alone is man's" [Johnson].