in the here and now
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Meaning · English
Focused on the present moment, not the past or future
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
tập trung vào hiện tại, không phải quá khứ hoặc tương lai
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: in this current place and time
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
We need to deal with the crisis in the here and now
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “in the here and now” mean?
Focused on the present moment, not the past or future Literally: in this current place and time
Is “in the here and now” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.