by now

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

already

yet

by this time

by then

even now

finally

nearly

now

point

soon

🔜

then

thus far

till now

time

⌚

until now

up to now

before now

almost

only now

as far as

before then

by that time

Etymology

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