now you mention it
Used to precede another comment about something just mentioned.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Now you mention it, I do feel quite hungry.”
“I did not notice the strange noise earlier, but now you mention it, the engine does sound a bit odd.”
“Although I had initially dismissed the discrepancy as a minor clerical error, now you mention it, the pattern does suggest a more systematic problem with our accounting.”
A shortening of the phrase *now that you mention it*, appearing in the written record by at least the late 19th century as a conversational formula for acknowledging a newly introduced topic.
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any time now
Very soon.
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come to mention it
What you just said reminds me of something; Used to justify a change of subject or a kind of statement that needs some kind of license.
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honorable mention
An award or recognition given to a person or thing who does not achieve a higher standing but whose performance or entry was noteworthy.
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make mention of
To briefly refer to something; to mention.
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now and again
Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.
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now and then
Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.
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now for
Used to introduce something that is to occur or be presented next.
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now or never
At this sole opportunity or time, or not at all.
Last updated August 10, 2026