I. adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
all together (now) (= used to tell a group of people to all say or do something at the same time )
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Right men. All together now ... Push!
bye for now (= used to say that you will see or speak to someone again soon )
here and now
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Let’s settle the matter here and now .
leave (sth/sb) soon/now/later etc
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If he left immediately, he’d catch the 7.30 train.
leave...for now
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I want to think about it. Can I leave it for now ?
now (that) you mention it (= used for saying that you had not thought of something until someone else mentioned it )
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I’ve never been to his house either, now that you mention it.
starting (from) now/tomorrow/next week etc
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You have two hours to complete the test, starting now.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
look
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This now looks powerful but Black can defend.
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Earlier she had powdered her face so that it now looked smooth.
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We now look forward to entertaining you this Summer at the Grand.
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Now look down and to your right.
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The pup must now look after itself.
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We are now looking forward to doing the same in the online world.
right
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Start treating people fairly. Right now .
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Well, buddy, censor those thoughts right now and start thinking about sleek, contemporary sportswear.
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We want them to see how they are powerful people right now .
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Jody is not thinking about Jess's problems right now .
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These are tough times right now when it comes to work.
seem
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This point may now seem obvious or even trite.
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People who had been peers now seemed to avoid them.
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The quivering net of light from the river seemed now to have set the whole room trembling.
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The tracers coming at me now seemed as thick as raindrops.
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It now seems that Britain's upturn started as long as a year ago.
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The capitalism that now seems irresistible could, with just a few missteps, have vanished.
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Some major companies now seem , however, capable of finding ways around the obstacles.
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The centre-right candidate, Mr Fernando Collor now seems assured of the other place.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(at) any minute (now)
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And underneath it all was a sour feeling that at any minute the very pillars of life could collapse.
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At any minute Penumbra's killers could burst in here and carry you off.
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His clothes look as if they are re-tailored daily to accommodate any minute fluctuations in weight.
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I was expecting her any minute .
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Linda is due to arrive any minute .
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The police could arrive at any minute !
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The right guy would come along any minute now.
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They said they were sending along at once, so they should be here any minute now.
(at) any second (now)
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As in any second language situation, the grammatical code which is relied on is the one which is already known.
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At any second , they would begin to breathe.
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He had been ready to go at any second .
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The barriers are so low you feel you could plunge off at any second .
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The casualties of the greatest battle in history would be as nothing, before the carnage that might start at any second .
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The room was unnaturally still about her, but the stillness might shatter at any second .
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They were both breathing fast, and Polly's legs threatened to give way at any second .
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We would be at the hot spot any second now.
(now I) come to think of it
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But now that she came to think of it she had never been out to any sort of meal with John.
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Come to think of it, Columbia wouldn't have been around if it hadn't been for the blues.
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Come to think of it, even Hillary Rodham Clinton could learn something from Alexander about how to invest her money.
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Come to think of it, he'd seemed rather a decent chap, some one it might be worth getting to know.
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Come to think of it, they might want to hang on to those packing crates.
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So did Mom, come to think of it.
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You never know, come to think of it.
any time (now)
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Any ray of light, emitted anywhere in the universe at any time , will arrive at the omega point.
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As a result, at any time , just the tips of the twigs of any evolutionary tree are on view.
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Electricity was in the air, because the Soviet troops could step in at any time .
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He told me to call him up, or better yet come by and visit his office any time .
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I never describe the bar, so I can use any bar any time without screwing up my contract.
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Like the shares of a listed company, investors can trade them at any time through a stockbroker.
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Mr Bacon was not there at any time .
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Those humans could be back any time .
come (now)
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Come , Sarah, don't cry.
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A 500 rouble note would come into circulation in the near future.
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But there was no light in the eyes of the girl that came home to me that night.
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I got into Edinburgh and before I came up I took a year off and worked and travelled.
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Something out there asking to come in?
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The answers come from a variety of professionals who deal with human development and sexuality.
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The owners say they came up with the idea first.
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Watching him, Riven felt the return of bonhomie and contemplated touching Madra's hair next time she came round.
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When the company came back inside, their mood was entirely changed.
come, come!/come now
don't look now
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Don't look now - here comes Kristen.
even now/then
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Even now I find it hard to believe Brenda's story.
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Her only hope is an operation, but even then she may not get well.
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And, even then, Morris played footsie with prominent Republicans, such as Sen.
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Athletes are stronger now but he'd be strong even now.
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But even then we had entirely different ways of looking at things.
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I'd only been aware of one war in the past on television, though even then distantly.
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I can hear them even now, Harry, even as I try to concentrate on writing this letter.
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I have to quiz him about everything and even then he won't tell the whole truth.
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I knew even then that I inherited a history which defined who I was.
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It has fueled tension, misery and bloodshed even now after the Cold War has ended.
every now and then/again
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A volcano erupts because a terrible creature is imprisoned in the mountain and every now and then struggles to get free.
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Although it would be nice to see some one apart from Strach get annoyed on the pitch every now and then.
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But every now and then some patient managed to break through the mental barrier erected by training, habit, and self-defence.
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Eventually she could play in the next room with you calling out to her or checking on her every now and then.
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He sort of slips the surly bonds of fact every now and then.
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I get right sick, every now and then, at the bad news.
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The answer is to drop back to conscious competence every now and again to check things out and eradicate the bad habits.
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The dailies would clock him every now and then, leaving his flat and cowering under a flash of camera light.
just now
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"Have you seen Carl?'' "I just this minute hung up on him.''
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Didn't I just this minute tell you to tidy your room!
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He's in the shower just now.
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I'm not sure what show it is. I just now turned the TV on.
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Sandy was on the Internet just now, that's why the phone was busy.
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She just now left, so she should be home by six.
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Sorry, I'm busy just now - can I call you later?
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But the gentleman will not take no for an answer, and even tried to push past me just now.
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Her own eyes were a muddy green, and just now they were spitting fire, like a little cat.
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I myself had started something of a relationship with her just now.
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Maybe the maids would have left some of the rooms open, if there was nobody staying in them just now.
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That betraying look in her eyes in the cloakroom just now must have told him he'd won again.
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The man, whose helping hand he had just now been the recipient of, was immediately behind him.
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When I was in Marcus just now he was normal.
now hear this!
now what?
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And now what about these phone calls?
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And now what is she doing?
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Fine, he was persuaded, and he was doing everything possible to achieve the goals. Now what ?
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He knew now what he wanted.
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Heart disease, then major cardiac surgery and now what is being described as pneumonia have kept him from work.
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I could see now what it was about Barry that kept me standing there.
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Liam Murphy was now what could be called in any circumstances a rich man.
now you're talking
right now
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Conquering your weight problem is probably the most important thing in your life right now.
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He's up there right now.
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I wonder what the rest of the 300, 000 Bay Area telecommuters are doing right now.
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It seemed at turns to be happening right now and ages ago.
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King is king of the fiction paperback bestseller list right now.
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Yet right now it is possible to raise the debt limit with a simple majority vote in both houses.
the here and now
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You need to live in the here and now and stop worrying about the future.
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Attention is needed not only for the here and now but for planning the future.
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But Symington is never troubled by the here and now.
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By definition, they are concerned only with the here and now.
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He believed in the here and now.
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What had mattered was the here and now.
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What is important is the here and now.
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You feel guilty in the here and now about things that happened in the past which you can not correct.
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You worry in the here and now about things in the future which may never happen.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"I just went to see Jim." "So, now do you see why I'm worried about him?"
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Now who was Kathleen married to?
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Now , how many people want cake?
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Call me when you get home from school - don't forget now !
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Come on, Dave, if we don't leave now we'll be late.
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Don't cry, now , it'll be all right.
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From now on, the U.S. government will rely on a new method to measure economic growth.
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He used to coach high school basketball but now he's a realtor.
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If I'd been there, now , I would've made sure it got done right.
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It's not raining now , but they said it might rain later.
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Julie has moved to a new school and she's much happier now .
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Let's see, now , he would have been about seven then?
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Okay, now , watch me.
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Okay, now , who's next?
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Seattle is now one of the computer industry's major centers.
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Students are to be in their seats by 8:00 from now on.
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Time's up - stop writing now .
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We used to be good friends but I don't see very much of her now .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Every manner of artistic expression, every experiment, however imaginative, however preposterous or outrageous, was now permissible.
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Item 9: is a rare brooch, I have never seen so complete a version until now .
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Right now we do not know the extent of that problem.
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The brewer must now extract these sugars by adding more hot water and so transfers the mash to a mash-tun.
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The mule may now devote all its attention to thwarting the farmer.
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The original owners could not sustain the necessary level of investment so the company has now been sold.
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This is how weightless I feel right now .
II. conjunction
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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My oldest son and I are getting along better now that he's getting ready to go to college.