up to now

adverb

Until now; as of now.

Similar
as yetheretoforeto dateas of yeterenowherebeforeheretoheretoforetime
Opposite
from now onanymoreany moreas of nowgoing forward
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Meanings

adverbup to now (not comparable)

alternative up till now

  1. not comparableUntil now; as of now.

    Synonyms: as yet, heretofore, to date, as yet, as of yet, erenow, herebefore, hereto · Antonyms: from now on, anymore, any more, as of now, from now on, going forward, hereafter, henceforth

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbUntil now; as of now.

Similar
as yetheretoforeto dateas yetas of yeterenowherebeforeheretoheretoforeheretoforetimehereuntohereuntoforehithertohithertoforeso farthus farto dateyet
Opposite
from now onanymoreany moreas of nowfrom now ongoing forwardhereafterhenceforthhenceforwardhenceforwardsin futurein the futuremoving forward

More synonyms by meaning

adverbused in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

Similar
so farthus farhithertoheretoforeas yetyettil nowuntil nowtill now

adverbprior to the present time

Similar
to date
Also see
as yetherebeforeheretoheretoforehithertoso farthus farto dateyet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “up to now,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20to%20now.

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