by now

Etymology
See, sense 3: “not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval)”.

Prepositional phrase

 * 1) The hour being what it is; the hour being so advanced; considering that it is so far in time already; now that so much time has elapsed; if not before, now at the latest.

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: tähän mennessä
 * French: ,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese: a essa hora,, a esta altura
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Welsh: erbyn hyn