Nowadays (Adverb)
Meaning
In these times; "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford; "we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"; "today almost every home has television".
Examples
- Few people read physical books nowadays, preferring to use e-readers or audiobooks.
- Nowadays children are learning computer programming at a much younger age than before.
- It's difficult to find someone who doesn't own a smartphone nowadays.
- People nowadays have so many choices when it comes to ways of communicating that they never have an excuse for not staying in touch.
- Nowadays everyone knows how to use GPS navigation, so getting lost is extremely rare.