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Etymology

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See by, sense 3: “not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval)”.

Prepositional phrase

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by now

  1. 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.
    Coordinate term: by then
    Near-synonyms: already, at this stage, at this point
    My parents should have arrived by now. I wonder what's keeping them.
    Totally overwhelmed by now, I started to hand out the fliers willy-nilly.


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References

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  • by now”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.