English Explanatory Dictionary

by now

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. The hour being what it is; the hour being so advanced; considering that it is so far in time already; now that so much time has elapsed; if not before, now at the latest.

Word forms

by now

Etymology

See by, sense 3: “not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval)”.

Synonyms

already at this stage at this point

Related words

late in the day
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