now

adverbA1US /naʊ/

At the present time.
Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke.
Differently from the immediate past; differently from a more remote past or a possible future; differently from all other times.
At the time reached within a narration.
Used to indicate a context of urgency.
At the present point of a recurring cycle or event.informal
Used to address a switching side, or sharp change in attitude from before.
Sometimes; occasionally; used to list a series of often assumed states.

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Muiriel is 20 now.

If the world weren't in the shape it is now, I could trust anyone.