nowadays

[ nou-uh-deyz ]

adverb

1. at the present day; in these times:

   Few people do their laundry by hand nowadays.

noun

1. the present:

   The kitchens of nowadays are much more efficient than when I was a boy.

nowadays

/ ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz /

adverb

1. in these times

Word History and Origins

Origin of nowadays¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English nou adaies; now, a- ¹, day, -s ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of nowadays¹

C14: from now + adays from Old English a on + dæges genitive of day

Example Sentences

You may need to expand your thinking about what search engine optimization encompasses nowadays to include voice search phrasing.

From Search Engine Land

Smartphones all kind of look the same nowadays, but other options would have been a dual front-camera setup in the OnePlus Nord or a fancy new under-display camera.

From Ars Technica

Like all media companies nowadays, Scroll has faced the coronavirus crunch.

From Digiday

A lot of stories nowadays emerge on social media and paying attention to spikes allows you to get on top of the story right away.

From Search Engine Watch

However, focusing on your own tactics is not enough nowadays.

From Search Engine Watch

Perhaps on his own nowadays, Epstein is trying his best to webmaster over a dozen URLs.

From The Daily Beast

This is how many public safety officers are trained nowadays.

From The Daily Beast

Nowadays, it looks like Anschutz is trying to get out of the multiplex business.

From The Daily Beast

But Hillstomp is the real deal, as legit as anything you will find nowadays down on the bayou.

From The Daily Beast

Comic book heroes are even hotter—Spiderman and Batman probably earn more money nowadays than Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.

From The Daily Beast

Nowadays, a father will return from London and not even mention the Tubes to his children.

From Project Gutenberg

I'm a nasty cross old thing before lunch, Mr. Wentworth, so I don't come down till afterwards nowadays.

From Project Gutenberg

Nowadays many organists find it possible to play the Overture to Tannhauser; the writer pleads guilty himself.

From Project Gutenberg

Such hands do not exist nowadays, and never will again, he used to say in after life.

From Project Gutenberg

Nowadays, however, the latter was somewhat of an invalid, and seldom left their London house in Hill Street.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• immediately
• soon