Nowadays
ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz
adverbBeginnerVery CommonGeneral
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At the present time; in these days.
ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz
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Nowadays, it is much easier to travel to different countries.
💡 Simply: It means 'right now' or 'in today's world.' Like, 'Nowadays, everyone has a phone in their pocket.'
👶 For kids: It means 'right now' or 'in today's world.' It's like saying 'these days.'
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Nowadays, more people are working from home.
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Nowadays, many people are concerned about climate change.
How It's Used
General conversation
"Nowadays, people rely heavily on technology."
News
"Nowadays, the news cycle moves incredibly fast."
From 'now' + 'a' (archaic genitive case marker) + 'days'. The genitive 'a' is no longer used in modern English, and 'days' indicates a period of time.
The word 'nowadays' appears as early as the 14th century in written English.