Meanings
adverbright now (not comparable)
- not comparableAt the present moment.
I'm not feeling very good right now.
1 more example
May I see the studio? - Um, maybe another time? Right now I am busy.
2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)Synonyms: at the moment
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbAt the present moment.
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adverbImmediately.
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Translations
Basque oraintxe
- oraintxeat this precise moment
Catalan ara mateix
- ara mateixat this precise moment
Chinese Mandarin 現在 /现在, 此時 /此时
- 現在 /现在 (xiànzài)at this precise moment
- 此時 /此时 (cǐshí)at this precise moment
Danish lige nu
- lige nuat this precise moment
Dutch momenteel
- momenteelat this precise moment
Esperanto ĝuste nun
- ĝuste nunat this precise moment
Finnish juuri nyt, välittömästi
- juuri nytat this precise moment
- välittömästiat this precise moment
- nyt hetiat this precise moment
French en ce moment
- en ce momentat this precise moment
German gerade jetzt, genau jetzt
- gerade jetztat this precise moment
- genau jetztat this precise moment
Greek τώρα αμέσως
- τώρα αμέσως (tóra amésos)at this precise moment
Hebrew כרגע, עכשיו
- כרגעat this precise moment
- עכשיוat this precise moment
- עכשיו בדיוקat this precise moment
Hindi अभी
- अभी (abhī)at this precise moment
Hungarian éppen most, épp most
- éppen mostat this precise moment
- épp mostat this precise moment
- most éppenat this precise moment
- mostat this precise moment
- jelenlegat this precise moment
- jelen pillanatbanat this precise moment
- pillanatnyilagat this precise moment
Japanese 今すぐ
- 今すぐ (ima sugu)at this precise moment
Māori ināia tonu nei
- ināia tonu neiat this precise moment
Norwegian akkurat nå
- akkurat nåat this precise moment
Persian الان, هماکنون
- الان (alân)at this precise moment
- هماکنون (ham-aknun)at this precise moment
- در حال حاضر (dar hâl-e hâzer)at this precise moment
Polish właśnie teraz
- właśnie terazat this precise moment
Portuguese agora mesmo
- agora mesmoat this precise moment
Romanian chiar acum
- chiar acumat this precise moment
Russian пря́мо сейча́с, как ра́з сейча́с
- пря́мо сейча́с (prjámo sejčás)at this precise moment
- как ра́з сейча́с (kak ráz sejčás)at this precise moment
- в э́тот моме́нт (v étot momént)at this precise moment
Slovak práve
- práveat this precise moment
Spanish ahora mismo, ahorita
- ahora mismoat this precise moment
- ahoritaat this precise moment
- agoritamenteat this precise moment
- ahoriningaat this precise moment
- ahoriticaat this precise moment
- ahorititaat this precise moment
- ahoritititaat this precise moment
- untualitoat this precise moment
- utualitoat this precise moment
- horitaat this precise moment
Swahili sasa hivi
- sasa hiviat this precise moment
Swedish just nu
- just nuat this precise moment
Turkish şu anda
- şu andaat this precise moment
Ukrainian пря́мо за́раз
- пря́мо за́раз (prjámo záraz)at this precise moment
Vietnamese ngay lập tức
- ngay lập tứcat this precise moment
Welsh ar hyn o bryd
- ar hyn o brydat this precise moment
Cite this entry
APA
right now. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20now
MLA
“right now.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20now. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “right now,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20now.
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