# nowadays

Pronunciation: say "NOW-uh-dayz" /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/

## Adverb

1. At the present time, as distinct from some earlier period; in the era we now live in.
   - Simple: At the present time, especially compared with how things were in the past.
   - _Nowadays most newspapers reach more readers online than they ever did in print._
   - _People rarely write letters by hand nowadays._

## Origin

This word was formed from "now" combined with "adays."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/nowadays (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).