| now | the momentary present |
|---|---|
| now | in these times |
| now | without delay |
| now | used to preface a command or reproof or request |
| now | at the present moment |
| now | in the historical present |
| now | in the immediate past |
| now | (prefatory or transitional) "Now the next problem is..." |
| now | now and then or here and there |
| now | now and then or here and there |
| now | interjection of rebuke |
| now | the period of time that is happening now |