ahora

Now in Spanish

Ahora is Spanish for "now" or "right now," one of the first temporal words English speakers learn.

It appears frequently in Spanglish contexts and bilingual households: Ahora, mijo, not later.

The phrase ahora mismo intensifies to "right this moment."

present

current

Directed flow of charge

present-day · existing · ongoing · at hand · here and now · currently · presently · nowadays · these days · actual

immediacy

urgent

Needing immediate attention

quick · prompt · right away · at once · this instant · straightaway · pronto · hurry · rush · expedite

transition

meanwhile

During the intervening time

  • nextImmediately following in sequence
  • thenAt that time
  • soonIn brief time

shortly · momentarily · in a moment · just now · already · yet · still · finally · at last · from now on

Opposites
temporal immediacy

ahoraluego

Spanish term meaning later

antes · mañana · pronto · siempre

temporal direction

ahoraantes

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Family

hour, hours, hourly, hora

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