as it is

idiom

: in the present condition : the way it is

Leave everything exactly/just as it is.

: with the situation that exists now

We have enough to do as it is without your latest orders!

Examples of as it is in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The film’s gaze is arguably as mocking as it is dazzled — with the macho posturing and hero-worship of Roca Rey a tacit source of comedy — while Serra, living up to his reputation for challenging arthouse fare, doesn’t flinch in his presentation of animal abuse and suffering. —

Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024 Any cost-benefit analysis incorporating the SCC as it is presently calculated is not measuring economic efficiency. —

James Broughel, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 Above the colorful stage is a small screen on which appears to be the black-and-white film as it is being shot, with subtitles under it. —

Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024 And in 2010, the group added South Africa, completing the acronym as it is known today. —

Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for as it is

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