by now

== English == === Etymology === See by, sense 3: “not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval)”. === Prepositional phrase === by now 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 ought to've arrived by now. I wonder what's keeping them. Totally overwhelmed by now, I started to hand out the fliers willy-nilly. By now an angry crowd had collected outside. ==== Translations ==== === See also === late in the day === References === “by now”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.