now Meaning and Definition

1. n. the momentary present

2. r. in these times

3. r. without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

4. r. used to preface a command or reproof or request

5. r. at the present moment

6. r. in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

7. r. in the immediate past

8. r. (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity