"at this point in time" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-at this point in time.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=at this point in time}} at this point in time, {{en-prep phrase|at this point in time}} at this point in time
  1. (idiomatic) right now, or in the near and foreseeable future Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Present Synonyms: at present, at the moment, at this moment, currently, now, presently, right now Related terms: for the present, in the here and now, nowadays, these days, at some point

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