at present

at present

Currently. I'm sorry, we are not accepting applications at present. Mr. Green is not in the office at present. Can I take a message?
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

at present

now; at this point in time. We are not able to do any more at present. We may be able to lend you money next week, but not at present.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

at present

Also, at the present time. Now, as in I've not enough cash at present to lend you any, or At present the house is still occupied. This slightly longer way of saying "at this time" formerly was even longer- at this present or at that present -denoting a more specific time. [Mid-1600s] Also see at this point.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

at ˈpresent

now; at the moment: How many people are living in this house at present?
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

at present

At the present time; right now.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • at the present time
  • for the present
  • in at the kill
  • That was then. This is now.
  • the golden age was never the present age
  • that was then, and this is now
  • OOO
  • produce
  • produce (something) from (something)
  • produce from
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Along with its rich history of problems and innovations, fiction at present must confront the suspicion that forms like the novel and story, as well as the framing concepts of literature and art, have exhausted themselves.
This is the form cultural leadership at present must take.
10) Fiction and its criticism at present confront a historical divide.
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