now at this time:
Where are you living now? The population is much larger now than it used to be.currently formal now – used when describing what a situation is like:
The firm currently employs 113 people. Currently, the starting salary is around £20,000.at the moment now – used when talking about a short period of time, after which the situation is likely to change:
I think she’s at lunch at the moment – can I ask her to call you back? At the moment I’m working in a restaurant, but I’m hoping to go to college.at present/at the present time formal (
also presently American English) now – used when you do not expect something that is true now to be permanent:
Many areas are inaccessible at present due to heavy snow. The official currency is the crown, presently about 30 to the dollar.for the time being now – used when a situation is likely to change, especially because an arrangement is only temporary:
You can stay here for the time being, until you find a flat. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲