nowadays
In modern times
Nowadays means in the present time, as contrasted with an earlier era: Nowadays everyone has a smartphone.
The word carries a slight tone of noting change—things are different now than they used to be.
It functions the same as "these days" but sounds slightly more formal.
Directed flow of charge
- modernOf recent times
- recentOf the near past
- prevailingMost common or accepted
- existingBeing real now
ongoing · present · up-to-date · of late · at present · currently · presently · contemporaneous
Applied scientific methods
- smartphonesHandheld touchscreen computers
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- digitalOf discrete data
streaming · e-commerce · remote work · online · apps · screens · connectivity · automation
In the past
- onceAt one time
- previouslyBefore the present moment
- back thenAt that past time
- in the pastPreviously occurred
used to · olden days · yesteryear · traditional · old-fashioned · outdated · antiquated · bygone
current
Directed flow of charge
- modernOf recent times
- recentOf the near past
- prevailingMost common or accepted
existing · ongoing · present · up-to-date · of late · at present · currently · presently · contemporaneous · extant
technology
Applied scientific methods
- smartphonesHandheld touchscreen computers
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- internetInterconnected computer systems
digital · streaming · e-commerce · remote work · online · apps · screens · connectivity · automation · instant gratification
formerly
In the past
- onceAt one time
- previouslyBefore the present moment
- back thenAt that past time
in the past · used to · olden days · yesteryear · traditional · old-fashioned · outdated · antiquated · bygone · historical
- time phrasesall night, in time, on time, any minute, any second
- time wordsminute, hour, soon, yesterday, later
- presentcurrent, immediate, instant, real-time, existing
- frequency wordsalways, never, often, sometimes, usually
- Timesmorning, afternoon, evening, night, noon
- casual intensifiersreally, very, super, totally, pretty
nowadaysback then
At that past time
in the past · formerly · once · previously · long ago