present times
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3.1
- noun
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tiempos actuales
- The innovations in technology during present times have drastically changed how we communicate.
- even in present times
- However, at the present times
It connects me to my breath, which connects me to the present time.
- It connects me to my breath, which connects me to the present time.
- The typical interplanetary spacecraft of the present time is a machine.
- They are part trash, part archaeological finds of our present time.
- I'm also incredibly lucky to be in the field of astronomy at this present time.
- But one interesting conclusion from this is that life could have started in the universe much earlier than the present time.
- So he says, you know, the present time is very brief indeed, so brief that to some people it seems to be nonexistent.
- And that information at the present time is overwhelming.
- Yet at the present time, such countries would not even need to send their naval and air forces to British shores, but could use other means, such as rockets.
- They don't see you being involved in crime at this present time.
- So present time, the night that changed your life forever.
- The fact that we're just so interconnected is one way in which the like, one way in which the present time is so important.
- But still, the present time we're experiencing is so ugly we're unable to face to face it.
Examples
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At the present time, there are eight acts and numerous related regulations that deal with food.
Academic text (2001) -
The thing is that in the present times, attention means money and influencers have attention, which they can and do convert into money.
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As that title might suggest, sir, we are not in touch at the present time.
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The meaning of this finding is not clear at the present time; however.
Academic text (1996) -
In the present time, the whole world speaks your language.
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At the present time, 70% of women in the United States are employed outside the home.
Academic text (2008) -
At the present time, habitat conversion and degradation are major problems affecting biological resources and carbon storage.
Academic text (1998) -
Suffering from a long history of famines, Ethiopia continues to be struck by severe famines even in present times.
Academic text (2008) -
At the present time, juveniles are surpassing adult criminals, committing offenses unbelievable for their age.
Academic text (2018) -
In many ways, the challenges we face in present times are more complex than those of previous generations.
Synonyms
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1.0
The time we are living in now
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1.0
The time that is happening now
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2.5
The time when people live, work, and use new technology
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3.5
The present time that people often compare with the past
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3.4
The present time when people share common ideas and ways of life
15
3.1
The recent period of history from the Industrial Revolution to today
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3.4
The present time and the events, ideas, and conditions that shape life now
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the current age or period' is directly and transparently built from 'present' (the time happening now) + 'times' (era or period), so the combined sense is immediately predictable. This compositional pattern is common across languages and in English (e.g. 'present day', 'these times'), so a B1 learner who knows both words should readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Present times uses present to mean 'now' and times to mean the period we are living in, so it paints the picture of the moment that is here. So, it refers to the ideas, events, and problems of the period we call 'now'.