the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; that is enough for the present; he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow

[ Syn: present ]

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

[ Syn: now , now , today , today , now , now , today , today , now , now , today , today , now , now , today , today ]