presently

/ˈprez(ə)ntli/
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If you say that something is presently happening, you mean that it is happening now. 目前

adverb [时间副词] 现在,目前;不久,随即;马上,很快

The island is presently uninhabited. 那个岛目前还没人居住。

pre(…前) + sent(感觉) + ly → 很久以前的事恍如刚刚发生 → 不久, 一会儿
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