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How to sign: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
"he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!";
Similiar / Same: immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, right away, at once, forthwith, in real time, like a shot, directly
How to sign: at the present moment
"goods now on sale"; "the now-aging dictator"; "they are now abroad"; "he is busy at present writing a new novel"; "it could happen any time now";
Similiar / Same: at present
How to sign: in these times
"it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford; "we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"; "today almost every home has television";
