nowadays

Everyday

At the present time, compared with the past. tree →

In the lessons

Used in history lessons and everyday talk to compare then and now: "In Victorian times children worked in factories; nowadays they go to school." It tells the reader a comparison with the past is being made.

Examples

• Nowadays most people have a mobile phone. tree →
• Long ago people wrote letters; nowadays they send messages. tree →
• Children nowadays learn coding at school. tree →
• Nowadays we can watch films on a tablet. tree →
• "Kids nowadays!" Grandad grumbled with a smile. tree →
• Nowadays the castle is a museum. tree →
• Nowadays fewer children walk to school. tree →
• Tell me what goes on nowadays; are the ladies as fond of amusement as ever? tree →

Note

One word, no space: "nowadays" (not "now a days"). Similar: "these days", "today". Usually at the start or end of the sentence.