in this day and age
In the current time in history; in the present. The phrase is often used to describe how something has changed and how it happens now. In this day and age, it's not uncommon to go your whole commute without speaking to a single person. A child can't walk home from school alone in this day and age—it's too dangerous! In this day and age of identity theft and cyber attacks, the more complicated your passwords, the better.
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in this day and age
Fig. now; in these modern times. Bill: Ted flunked out of school. Mother: Imagine that! Especially in this day and age. Bill: Taxes keep going up and up. Bob: What do you expect in this day and age?
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in this day and age
Now, in the present, as in In this day and age divorce is a very common occurrence. This phrase is redundant, since this day and this age both mean "now". [Early 1900s]
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in this day and age
COMMON People use in this day and age to talk about things that happen in modern times. Even in this day and age the old attitudes persist. I asked him whether in this day and age it was really worth talking about national character.
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in this day and age
at the present time. 2003 Film Inside Out The idea of girls becoming a commodity, to be traded as slaves, seems totally alien in this day and age.
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in ˈthis day and age
at the present time; nowadays: It’s surprising, in this day and age, to discover that there are still many homes which do not have telephones.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
in this day and age
Now, as opposed to the past or future. This expression, often preceded by not, is one of those verbal redundancies that grate on the ear. It has been used since the early twentieth century. “She knew that in this day and age a nun could be a scientist” (Time, 1941).
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