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

Tesla’s Robotaxi service at present uses the company’s own Model Y SUV.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 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

"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

While this is the case for retail investors, the evidence for hedge funds is less conclusive and JPMorgan doesn’t think it’s particularly stretched at present when comparing it to previous periods of overly-extended positioning.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

“I can only urge the person at present holding Vinci’s masterpiece to place him entirely in your hands. He has a colleague’s word for it that your good faith is above all suspicion.”

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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