How to say "currently" in Japanese

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  • 今時こんじ
    noun, adverbA formal or literary term covering 'now; currently; nowadays'; being less common, it is seldom the natural word for plain 'currently', and instead suits formal or literary prose.
  • 今のところいまのところ
    expression, adverbThe neutral choice for 'at present; for now; so far' — how things stand at the moment, often with a hint that the situation may change; typical in status updates and progress reports.
    今いまのところお金かねはいらない。↗
    I don't need money at present.
  • 今んとこいまんとこ
    expression, adverbA colloquial variant of 今のところ with the same senses — 'at present; currently; so far; for now'; it belongs to relaxed conversation rather than formal or written style.
  • 今のとこいまのとこ
    expression, adverbAnother colloquial variant of 今のところ, much like 今んとこ, with the same 'at present; so far; for now' senses; natural in casual speech, out of place in formal writing.

For 'currently' meaning 'at present / for now', 「今のところ」 is the neutral choice, with the colloquial variants 「今のとこ」 and 「今んとこ」 for casual speech; formal or literary 今時 is seldom the word for plain 'currently'.

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