currently

adverb

cur·​rent·​ly ˈkər-ənt-lē How to pronounce currently (audio)
ˈkə-rənt-
: at the present time
currently engaged in scientific research
the movie currently running at the local theater
She currently lives in Texas.
a product that is not currently available
Similar legislation is currently working successfully in 17 other states as well as in the nation's capital.Tom Bourdon
Currently, only three such drugs are approved for use in the U.S. …Michael Waldholz

Examples of currently in a Sentence

we're currently working on three separate projects
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Purdue is currently in the design phase for what part of the rest of the OneHealth district will look like, said Dan DeLaurentis, Purdue Executive Vice President for Research. Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025 Merck’s shares jumped over 5%, amid an announcement that deputy CEO Kai Beckmann will take the reins currently held by CEO Belén Garijo. Tasmin Lockwood,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025 Plus-size lines currently represent nearly 10 percent of Penney’s women’s business. David Moin, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025 Holding Absence, four actual humans who have been touring the world and releasing music since 2015 (though its current incarnation with Woodland didn’t begin until the following year), currently have 847,638 monthly listeners. Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for currently

Word History

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of currently was in 1579

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“Currently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/currently. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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