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now for

idiom
Meaning

Used to introduce something that is to occur or be presented next.


Examples
SIMPLE

Now for the best part of the movie.

CONTEXTUAL

We finished the main course, so now for the dessert you prepared.

COMPLEX

Having addressed the minor administrative issues, the committee turned its attention to the budget, now for the most difficult deliberation of the year.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    any time now

    Very soon.

  2. 02

    now and again

    Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.

  3. 03

    now and then

    Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.

  4. 04

    now or never

    At this sole opportunity or time, or not at all.

  5. 05

    now you mention it

    Used to precede another comment about something just mentioned.

  6. 06

    now you're cooking

    Used to praise someone for adopting a more effective or suitable method or approach, or to signal that progress is being made.

  7. 07

    now you're talking

    A phrase indicating agreement with a previously stated suggestion to change a course of action.

  8. 08

    now, more than ever

    Used to emphasize the increased urgency or importance of something in the present moment compared to any time in the past.

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