by now
English edit
Etymology edit
See by, sense 3: “not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval)”.
Prepositional phrase edit
- The hour being what it is; the hour being so advanced; considering that it is so far in time already; now that so much time has elapsed; if not before, now at the latest.
Translations edit
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See also edit
References edit
- “by now”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.