right now; at this very moment; currently
Emphasizes the immediate present, often with a nuance of 'at this exact point in time'. Used both as a noun and adverbially.
今現在、空席はございません。
At this very moment, there are no vacant seats.
今現在の状況を報告してください。
Please report on the current situation as of right now.
今 is the simple 'now'. 今現在 is more emphatic and often used in formal or explanatory contexts.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling sometimes seen in less formal writing.
Compound of 今 (ima, 'now') and 現在 (genzai, 'present time'), reinforcing the sense of the immediate present.