now that

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Conjunction

1. As a consequence of the fact that; since.

   Now that you mention it, I am kind of hungry.

   Now that we're all here, let's start the meeting. / Let's start the meeting now that everyone's here.

   Now that the kids have left home we've got a lot of extra space.

   Now that I've got a car I can visit her more often.

   Now that we know each other a little better, we get along fine.

   Now that I think of it, I acted the same way when I was his age.

Synonyms

• as, because, seeing that; see also Thesaurus:because

Translations

• French: maintenant que
• Portuguese: agora que
• Russian: тепе́рь, когда́
• Spanish: ahora que

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