at present

Idioms and Phrases

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— at this present or at that present —denoting a more specific time. [Mid-1600s] Also see at this point .

Example Sentences

There are five integrated care boards providing fertility services and, at present, most policies require that neither partner has living children.

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Under Reeves’ plans, the funds would be consolidated in some way, although at present it is unclear exactly how.

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There is a lot of uncertainty around them at present, and I am certainly not convinced by them at home.

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Their numbers have fallen from more than 1,000 in the 1960s to around 150 at present.

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"Affordability is also still relatively stretched at present as a result of the higher interest rate environment, which is acting to dampen housing market activity more generally," said chief economist Robert Gardner.

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Related Words

• at this time
• now
• right now