Talk:by now

Past perfect
Is the following sentence grammatically O.K.? By now, Mat had collected his thoughts --Backinstadiums (talk) 15:50, 3 January 2020 (UTC)


 * Yes. You can say "now" when talking about a past time, when narrating a story or history. Equinox ◑ 23:21, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

That’s ancient history by now.
That’s ancient history by now : here the current definiton doesn't work --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:54, 20 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Seems okay to me. Equinox ◑ 17:03, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

TR convo

 * . PUC – 23:18, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

RFD discussion: July 2023–January 2024
This is just sum of parts. Kiwima (talk) 23:01, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Mh, I guess, but what about, (an entry I created, admittedly)? + PUC – 08:41, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
 * I guess the question is why "now" is privileged here—not sure these are any less SOP than up to that point, from the foundation of the Empire on, etc. I'm ambivalent on "by now" but the other two seem harder to justify to me. —Al-Muqanna المقنع (talk) 09:31, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Surely WT:THUB applies to this sort of basic construct. I see lots of idiomatic translations in the box. This, that and the other (talk) 10:20, 18 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Something tells me we should keep this. The translations for a start, and it seems to be a bit unique. DonnanZ (talk) 11:42, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
 * It is SOP, but it should be kept per THUB. ←₰-→ Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk)  19:24, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Weak keep, I find this quite harmless. Fay Freak (talk) 12:19, 22 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Kept P. Sovjunk (talk) 22:17, 27 January 2024 (UTC)