"Right this instant!"

The answer

NOW

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NOW answer page.

Used 9 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• TODAY (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for NOW

Every other clue in this collection answered by NOW, most used first.

• Immediately - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
• Right away - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• At once - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• This instant - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
• Right this minute - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Without delay - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• "Stat!" - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Present - used 32 times, most recently in 2017
• Promptly - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• At present - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• At this moment - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• This minute - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
• Currently - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• "ASAP!" - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• At this time - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• As we speak - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Today - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• Forthwith. - used 16 times, most recently in 2009
• "I don't have all day!" - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• "On the double!" - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• This second - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• "Pronto!" - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• "Right this second!" - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Straightaway - used 13 times, most recently in 2017
• These days - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Without further delay - used 13 times, most recently in 2012
• Presently - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• "Don't delay!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Then partner - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• This moment - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• This very moment - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ what?" - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• At the moment - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• At the present time - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Right this moment - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Trendy - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Without further ado - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• "___ hear this!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• This very second - used 6 times, most recently in 2026

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Right angle - ELL, used 206 times
• Right-angle shape - ELL, used 86 times
• "Right you --!" - ARE, used 77 times
• "This ___ test" - ISA, used 77 times
• Not quite right - OFF, used 74 times
• "Yeah, right!" - HAH, used 59 times

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