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here and now

adv

Etymology

here + and + now

Definitions

  1. At this time and in this place.

  2. The present situation.

    • I cannot be grasped in the here and now. For I reside just as much with the dead as with the unborn. Somewhat closer to the heart of creation than usual. But not nearly close enough.
    • Cutting line capacity by 4tph (around 30 trains a day) would slash revenues (seats). HS2 would be hobbled. But politicians like the idea of cutting costs in the here and now.

  3. The current state of one's own life.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for here and now. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA