| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | a bit ago | a short time ago |
| 2. | a few days ago | several days before now |
| 3. | a little while ago | a short time before now |
| 4. | a minute ago | a very short time ago |
| 5. | a moment ago | a very short time ago |
| 6. | a short time ago | not long before now |
| 7. | a short while ago | not long before now |
| 8. | a while ago | some time before now |
| 9. | an hour ago | one hour before now |
| 10. | an instant ago | a tiny time before now |
| 11. | as of late | in recent times |
| 12. | brand-new | very recently made |
| 13. | currently | at the present time |
| 14. | days ago | a few days before now |
| 15. | during recent days | throughout the last few days |
| 16. | during recent months | throughout the last few months |
| 17. | during recent weeks | throughout the last few weeks |
| 18. | during recent years | throughout the last few years |
| 19. | during the last day | throughout the past day |
| 20. | during the last month | throughout the past month |
| 21. | during the last week | throughout the past week |
| 22. | during the last year | throughout the past year |
| 23. | during the past day | throughout the previous day |
| 24. | earlier | before now or then |
| 25. | for now | during the present time |
| 26. | fresh | recently made or obtained |
| 27. | freshly | newly or just done |
| 28. | hot off the press | published very recently |
| 29. | hot off the presses | published very recently |
| 30. | hours ago | a few hours before now |
| 31. | in recent days | during the past few days |
| 32. | in recent months | during the past few months |
| 33. | in recent times | during the recent period |
| 34. | in recent weeks | during the past few weeks |
| 35. | in recent years | during the past few years |
| 36. | in the last day | during the past day |
| 37. | in the last month | during the past month |
| 38. | in the last week | during the past week |
| 39. | in the last year | during the past year |
| 40. | in the past day | during the previous day |
| 41. | in the past month | during the previous month |
| 42. | in the past week | during the previous week |
| 43. | in the past year | during the previous year |
| 44. | in the recent past | during the near past |
| 45. | just | a moment or short time ago |
| 46. | last night | during the previous night |
| 47. | lately | in the recent past |
| 48. | minutes ago | a few minutes before now |
| 49. | moments ago | a few moments before now |
| 50. | new | recently made or arrived |
| 51. | newborn | born very recently |
| 52. | newfound | discovered recently |
| 53. | newly | not long since occurring |
| 54. | not long ago | a short time before now |
| 55. | not long since | a short time ago |
| 56. | not so long ago | fairly recently |
| 57. | now | at the present time |
| 58. | nowadays | in the present period |
| 59. | of late | in recent times |
| 60. | over recent days | during recent days |
| 61. | over recent months | during recent months |
| 62. | over recent weeks | during recent weeks |
| 63. | over recent years | during recent years |
| 64. | over the last day | during the past day |
| 65. | over the last month | during the past month |
| 66. | over the last week | during the past week |
| 67. | over the last year | during the past year |
| 68. | over the past day | during the previous day |
| 69. | over the past week | during the previous week |
| 70. | overnight | during the previous night |
| 71. | presently | at the present time |
| 72. | right now | at this exact time |
| 73. | seconds ago | a few seconds before now |
| 74. | since last month | from the previous month onward |
| 75. | since last week | from the previous week onward |
| 76. | since last year | from the previous year onward |
| 77. | since lately | from a recent time |
| 78. | since then | from that recent time onward |
| 79. | the other day | on a recent day |
| 80. | the other month | during a recent month |
| 81. | the other week | during a recent week |
| 82. | these days | in the present period |
| 83. | this afternoon | during today’s afternoon |
| 84. | this evening | during today’s evening |
| 85. | this month | during the current month |
| 86. | this morning | during today’s morning |
| 87. | this week | during the current week |
| 88. | this year | during the current year |
| 89. | today | on the present day |
| 90. | within recent days | inside the last few days |
| 91. | within recent months | inside the last few months |
| 92. | within recent weeks | inside the last few weeks |
| 93. | within recent years | inside the last few years |
| 94. | within the last day | inside the past day |
| 95. | within the last month | inside the past month |
| 96. | within the last week | inside the past week |
| 97. | within the last year | inside the past year |
| 98. | within the past day | inside the previous day |
| 99. | within the past week | inside the previous week |
| 100. | yesterday | on the previous day |