at present

Idioms  

1. Also, at the present time. Now, as in I've not enough cash at present to lend you any, or At present the house is still occupied. This slightly longer way of saying “at this time” formerly was even longer——denoting a more specific time. [Mid-1600s] Also see at this point.

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at present

Up from a net 27% in August, 33% of those managers now see uncontrolled rises in yields as the biggest “tail risk,” facing them at present.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Bank of America argues that equity markets can withstand more severe bond market shocks than those witnessed so far in 2026 and that volatility may be better guide to risk than Treasury yields at present.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

It is unclear at present how many of LIV's existing players may decide to stay.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

But there are also a number of reasons to wonder if profits at present levels are temporarily inflated by things such as tariff rebates or the delayed depreciation of artificial-intelligence assets like memory chips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

‘We should be glad to see the Sun,’ said Frodo, ‘but we will stay here: we are too tired to go any further at present.’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

Related Words

• at this time
• now
• right now