at this time
In this moment
At this time means now or at the present moment, often with an implication that circumstances may change: We're not hiring at this time.
The phrase appears frequently in formal announcements or polite refusals, softening a negative by suggesting it's temporary.
It can also refer to a specific moment in the past being discussed: At this time, the company was still a small startup.
- at presentAt this time
- as of nowAt the current moment
- currentlyAt this moment
- for nowAt this time
- right nowAt the present moment
now · today · these days · at the moment · for the moment · contemporaneously · here and now · temporarily · nowadays · as we speak · as it stands · in the meantime · subject to change · for the present · up to now · transitional · pending · interim
- diplomatic languagewith all due respect, no comment, in good faith, mutual understanding, regrettably
- nownow, present, moment, instant, today
- temporarytemporary, temp job, interim, temp worker, provisional
at this timelater
At a subsequent time
earlier · in the future · in the past · back then · previously
at this timealways
At all times
never · eternally · at all times · at no time · perpetually