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

The short positions are in-the-money or profitable at present, though, so it’s positioning concentration rather than being caught offside that would force traders to rein in their exposure.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

Focal therapy was introduced more than 20 years ago but at present only about 1,000 men a year in the UK receive it - despite there being up to 15,000 who could benefit.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

These include future data-center lease commitments of $662 billion that sit off balance sheet at present.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

"Too many people at present find out only too late that they have no rights at the end of a relationship," she says.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Unfortunately, the programs we have at present are too often transcriptions onto television monitors of unimaginative lists of routine exercises taken from the textbooks.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Related Words

• at this time
• now
• right now