by now en · ADP
Etymology
See by, sense 3: “not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval)”.
Meanings
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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.
No doubt you will have heard the news by now.
Totally overwhelmed by now, I started to hand out the fliers willy-nilly.
Near-synonyms: already, at this stage, at this point
My parents ought to've arrived by now. I wonder what's keeping them.
By now an angry crowd had collected outside.
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Synonyms
at this point · at this stage · already
Translations (17)
pt a esta altura (Translations) · fr à l'heure qu'il est (Translations) · pl do tej pory (Translations) · nl onderhand (Translations) · pt já (Translations) · ja 今頃 (Translations) · pl teraz (Translations) · pl już (Translations) · pt a essa hora (Translations) · cy erbyn hyn (Translations) · it ormai (Translations) · fr à cette heure (Translations) · es ya (Translations) · sv vid det här laget (Translations) · es a estas alturas (Translations) · fi tähän mennessä (Translations) · scn cchiui (Translations)