until now
Up to present
Until now marks the boundary between past and present—everything before this moment.
It typically signals a change: Until now, I had never seen the ocean.
The phrase often implies that what was true previously is no longer true, or is about to change: Until now, the company had avoided layoffs.
Up to now
- heretoforeUntil this point
- thus farUp to now
- to dateUntil the present moment
- previouslyBefore the present moment
so far · as yet · beforehand · earlier · formerly · lately · recently · preceding
Decisive moment of change
- shiftMovement or work period
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- transformationThorough change in form
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
watershed · pivot · revelation · discovery · realization · development · evolution · new chapter
In progress now
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- enduringPersisting through time
- unbrokenNot damaged or interrupted
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
constant · continuous · sustained · lasting · perpetual · unchanging · uninterrupted · consistent
hitherto
Up to now
- heretoforeUntil this point
- thus farUp to now
- to dateUntil the present moment
previously · so far · as yet · beforehand · earlier · formerly · lately · recently · preceding · prior
turning point
Decisive moment of change
- shiftMovement or work period
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- transformationThorough change in form
milestone · watershed · pivot · revelation · discovery · realization · development · evolution · new chapter · wake-up call
ongoing
In progress now
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- enduringPersisting through time
- unbrokenNot damaged or interrupted
steady · constant · continuous · sustained · lasting · perpetual · unchanging · uninterrupted · consistent · maintained
until nowfrom now on
Beginning at present
henceforth · going forward · hereafter · in the future · hereinafter
until nowforever
For all time
always · eternally · in perpetuity · for all time · evermore
until nowfrom now on
Beginning at present
as of now · ever after · forevermore · perpetually · always