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right now

adverb

Definition of right now

2 : at present

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Synonyms & Antonyms for right now

Synonyms

anymore, currently, now, nowadays, presently, today

Antonyms

before, formerly, long, once, then

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Examples of right now in a Sentence

right now we are in the middle of a major home renovation answer my question right now

Recent Examples on the Web

Apple Deals MacBook Air 13-Inch—512 GB storage—for $1,150 ($649 off): The latest MacBook Air is one of our favorite laptops right now. Wired, "The 26 Best Labor Day Sales on Gear We Love," 31 Aug. 2019 Low mortgage rates are a strong positive for buyers right now, as well as some increases in days on market (even just slightly), allowing for more time to make real estate decisions and less pressure to act quickly. Kelli Williams, The Denver Post, "Why Colorado’s real estate market continues to rise," 29 Aug. 2019 In fact, none of my first employees are with Furlenco right now because the first years were very hard. Itika Sharma Punit, Quartz India, "A former Indian Goldman Sachs executive is building the “Netflix of furniture”," 29 Aug. 2019 Even though there are still two more workdays to slog through before the three-day weekend, a lot of sales have already kicked in and are available to shop right now. Banu Ibrahim, CNN Underscored, "Labor Day 2019 sales have begun! Your A-Z guide to the best deals," 29 Aug. 2019 Tens of thousands of wildland fires are burning in the Amazon Rainforest right now. Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, "This 747 Is Fighting Fires in the Amazon," 28 Aug. 2019 As far as trends go, there's no denying that metallics are all the rage right now, with Lizzo, Cardi, and Elliot all repping hi-shine variations of the style. Allure, "The Most Dazzling Nail Looks From the 2019 MTV VMAs," 27 Aug. 2019 Thoroughbreds are stalled at Los Alamitos right now, probably less than that because the population is down. Los Angeles Times, "Racing! Next year’s dates are set … sort of," 23 Aug. 2019 No one wants to contradict the late, great singer John Denver, but money CAN buy home-grown tomatoes, at least right now, at virtually every local farmers market. Joan Elovitz Kazan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "We challenged local chefs to create 6-ingredient tomato recipes. Here's what they came up with.," 20 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of right now

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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