"by now" meaning in English

See by now in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Etymology: See by, sense 3: “not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval)”. Etymology templates: {{m|en|by}} by Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} by now, {{en-PP}} by now
  1. 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. Related terms: late in the day Translations (Translations): onderhand (Dutch), tähän mennessä (Finnish), à cette heure (French), à l’heure qu’il est (French), ormai (Italian), 今頃 (imagoro) (Japanese), do tej pory (Polish), teraz (Polish), już (Polish), a essa hora (Portuguese), (Portuguese), a esta altura (Portuguese), ya (Spanish), vid det här laget (Swedish), erbyn hyn (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-by_now-en-prep_phrase-OECLR78k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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      "word": "vid det här laget"
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