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Term: by now

Description:

"By now" is a temporal phrase commonly used to indicate the current point in time based on previously established expectations or knowledge. It implies that the stated action or condition should have already taken place or be widely known at the present moment.

Sample Sentences:

  1. Adverb: By now, William should have completed his assignment.
  2. Adverb: The news of the election results should have reached everyone by now.
  3. Adjective: The by-now-famous actress received another award for her outstanding performance.
  4. Adjective: Everyone in the local community knows about the by-now well-known bakery downtown.
  5. Noun: She mentioned the agreement in passing, but by now, it has become a significant point of contention.
  6. Noun: By now, the secret had spread like wildfire throughout the small village.

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