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jam today

idiom
Meaning

The availability of a resource at the present date.

Origin

disputed origin

Analogous to jam tomorrow, replacing tomorrow with today.

Examples
SIMPLE

We have jam today, so let us enjoy it.

CONTEXTUAL

The manager promised us jam today, but we are still waiting for the long-term benefits.

COMPLEX

While the investors demanded jam today, the company prioritized sustainable growth over immediate, short-term rewards.

Anchors to
Related idioms3entries
  1. 01

    jam tomorrow

    Promised benefits that never arrive.

  2. 02

    money for jam

    Money made very easily.

  3. 03

    today we are all

    An expression indicating that the speaker empathizes with members of an identifiable group that was the subject of a disaster, and projects that others empathize as well.

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