"in the here and now" meaning in English

See in the here and now in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-in the here and now.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in the here and now, {{en-PP}} in the here and now
  1. (idiomatic) In present practice rather than in theory; with the priority of palpably and actually existing. Tags: idiomatic Translations (Translations): im Hier und Jetzt (German)
    Sense id: en-in_the_here_and_now-en-prep_phrase-vh66~qiZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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