"As of now" meaning

I always get confused with the usage of this phrase. Does it mean "from now on" or "until now"? People seem to confuse those all the time.

Thanks in advance?

 

It means "from now on".

No-running in the corridor - as of now!

 

You haven't given context or a sample sentence, so the previous post, which offers one valid meaning, may or may not apply.

The phrase also means "at this time/as of this moment".

 

as of now = henceforth, from this time onward

 

Depending on whether it's at the beginning or end of the phrase, it means one of the responses posted above.

At the end of a sentence, it means "henceforth ; from now on."
At the beginning of a sentence, it means "at this time ; at the moment."

 

Hmmm... "As of now, you are no longer employed here."

 

"As of now" means like you were doing something, but as of now, you quit, and go do something else. It's like going from the present, to the past, and into the present. Make sense? If not PM me.

Pebbles

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= "I'm firing you right now", "I just fired you."

My rule still works I think, since the "as" gives it a progessive sense.

 

Hi, I'm wondering about this original post. I've seen "as of now" used to mean "until now," and yet none of you who posted in this thread mentioned it. What about, "As of now, we have no evidence suggesting XY may be the murderer"?

Thanks!

 

Hi susanna

I'd say the "as of now" in your sentence has the "at the moment" meaning.

Which could, of course, imply "until now".

 

On the other hand, "As of now, the water has been completely drained" does give that suggestion.

My two cents would be that "As of now" gives information about the current state of things and implies the current state was recently achieved. Whether that state is likely to continue or whether there is an emphasis on future implications is purely contextual, not syntactic.

And from this side of the pond, I find "As from now" extremely stilted and couldn't imagine using it in any context.

 

Hi

It´s very difficult to reach a conclusion when people in the forum give their different opinions about a particular language issue and these views do not coincide.

There seems to be different ways of using the "as of now" phrase depending on the country you are in.

So in this case the use of a dictionary could be the best way to clarify this thread.

The trouble is that I haven´t been able to find any clear source of information in dictionaries up to this time.

Thank you very much.

 

Greetings everyone.

If I may put in my own twopenny-worth?

First "as of now" is in any case a loose expression, which in any formal or written context could and should be avoided, partly because of the ambiguities that the discussion has amply illustrated.

Secondly, within a specific context (such as that of a casual conversation or radio/TV interview, for example), the wider substantive circumstances, and the tone of voice, would make clear whether the speaker means "right now [but things may change]" or "immediately [you're fired]", "from now on [you are the President]".

But it is to my way of thinking a lazily imprecise and barely grammatical turn of phrase, which ought to be avoided (for its ugliness) by native speakers, and avoided (for its ambiguity) by others. For both, perfectly satisfactory alternatives are readily available.

 

Judkindsc,

Concerning the position in a sentence of the phrase"as of now", what source of information is your assertion based on?

thank you very much.

 

Personally, I disagree with the people saying that 'as of now' changes its meaning depending on where it is in the sentence - though it may be an AE/BE difference. To me, the expression always means "At the precise moment in time that I'm speaking". However, context can give it different implications. It can either mean "The situation is always changing, but I'm describing how it is now, at this particular moment", or it can mean, "I intend this change to be permanent, and the change begins now, at this particular moment."

"No running in the corridor - as of now!" - "No running" is a general rule, and "as of now" means that this rule is in effect immediately, so you must stop running this instant.
"As of now, you are no longer employed here." - I'm firing you; not tomorrow, not next week, not after four weeks' notice, but this instant.
"As of now, we have no evidence suggesting XY may be the murderer." - At this moment in time we have no evidence, but we may find some later.
"As of now, the water is up to my neck." - I'm still okay at the moment, but I hope it doesn't get any deeper.
"As of now, the water has been completely drained." - the water has been drained away for the moment, but there's no guarantee that it won't start refilling again.

'As of now' is a perfectly colloquial phrase in British English.

 

I would tend to agree with the poster who suggested choosing an alternate expression, if possible, because of the fact that various users (including native speakers) seem to have substantially diverse impressions regarding the meaning of the expression. A number of options are available for referring to the present moment, such as _now, at (the) present, currently, at the moment_ among others. "From now on" is a less stilted option than "henceforth" to express the idea "starting from this very moment".

 

Stormwreath

Strongly agree with you...

 

As Of Now means from here... From this point... "As of now you are no longer a member of this company" as soon as "as of now" is said whatever you were doing that is mentioned in the sentence is officially over at that point

Hope that helped

 

Other words - From Here - From Here On Out - From This Point - After This

 

Sparky Malarky, that's a great point!