today
- adverb
- /təˈdeɪ/
- Many people rely on social media for news today, more than ever before.
And still till today, it just won't focus.
- And still till today, it just won't focus.
- And I think especially today, this is a wrong question to ask.
- If I had that phone today, how would I feel?
- And not like today where people don't celebrate.
- It's far more, far more powerful today than even it was back then.
- Linear time for today is good, quadratic is bad.
Examples
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And I think especially today, this is a wrong question to ask.
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So will the Prime Minister commit today to publishing this research?
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Now they are taking a stand today and saying enough is enough.
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If I had that phone today, how would I feel?
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And so I will talk today about post secondary education.
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So a lot of what you're seeing today is is a work in progress.
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I'm working hard today I'm sweating so much.
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I have a meeting scheduled for today to discuss our new projects.
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What are your plans for today? I hope to relax and enjoy some free time.
Synonyms
At the present time rather than in the past
At this time
Now, not in the past or future
The present time, especially compared with the past
At the present time
The present time that people often compare with the past
The present moment when something is happening
Idioms
How Immediate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Today comes from old English to- 'on' + day 'day', and over time the idea of 'this day' grew into the broader meaning of 'now' or 'in the present time', which is why today can mean 'nowadays'.