this morning
Before noon today
This morning refers to the morning of the current day, the hours between dawn and midday that have just passed or are currently underway: I saw her this morning at the coffee shop.
The phrase anchors events in the immediate past, distinguishing them from yesterday or last week.
When spoken in the afternoon, it refers to hours already gone; when spoken early, it may include the present moment.
- crack of dawnEarliest morning light
- daybreakMorning's first light
- birdsongAvian musical vocalizations
- cockcrowDawn, announced by fowl
- dawnDay's first glow
shower · grogginess · alarm · hitting snooze · sunrise · bright and early · early bird · breakfast time · coffee aroma · quiet streets · dew · clock · early · fresh start · waking up · first light · first thing · today
- time expressionsnow, today, soon, tomorrow, later
- recent pastyesterday, last week, last month, last night, just now
temporal proximity and time of day
this morningtonight
The current evening
this evening · last night · this night · this afternoon · after dark