Skip to main content
Commonly used in South Africa when you're ARE going to do something, just not anytime soon.
"Have you started studying?"

"No, I will now now" *basically doesn't study until five minutes before the test*
now now by cyrahh May 5, 2015
Words you can keep
A term widely used in South African conversations relating to the period of time which will elapse before the given task, time or oppotunity will present itself.
"I'm going to do it in a few moments."
"Its going to happen a little later."
As the term is not defined by a specific amount of time,it can be used in a broad context.
"Let's take a look at it now now."
"I'll see to that now now."
"When ?" "Now now !"
now now by Eugene Muller September 7, 2005
a South African term we use that generally means 'soon', but can funnily enough also mean 'never', or actually just any period of time.
scenario 1:

dad: "come downstairs, theres a rugby match between the Springboks and the Sharks on!"
me: "I will be there now now!"

scenario 2:

jack: "Jill hurry up! when will you be ready?"
Jill: "I'll be ready now now!"
now now by lextraordinary May 6, 2018
To do something as soon as possible, not literally now.
Mom: Can you please clean the dishes?

Brenda: I'll do it now now!

Mom: No, do it now!
Now now by 사실 April 16, 2017
Double now means double the time, running super late or never show
" Girl the party starts in 10 minutes wya? "
I'm at the robots I'm coming now now

-
Now now by ilikethetasteofwater September 9, 2024
Mainly used in South Africa when you are running late to something or procrastinating
“ Girl the party starts in 10 mins where are you at?
“ I’m coming now now!”
Now now by ilikethetasteofwater September 9, 2024
this means now, but just not now.
kim: when will you take out the trash George??
george:ill do it now-now baby.continues on Play Station
now-now by slohh September 30, 2009
More from Urban Dictionary
West Midlands slang word for rockers, bikers, greasers etc. In the late 1980s it was used by the UK music press to refer to a specific scene centered around the bands Pop Will Eat Itself and Crazyhead. The term never found favour with readers of 'the inkies' (Sounds, Melody Maker and the still extant NME) and was soon dropped. Now often used in predominantly working-class areas of the midlands and the north to mean someone who listens to rock-derived music and/or dresses in a manner that suggests they affiliate themselves with rock music of some kind.
Some grebo passed with Sabbath playing on his stereo.
The Poppies are at no. 17? God, a grebo band in the charts!
They're playing nu-metal now, bloody grebos!
grebo by cactuscat September 15, 2006
Word of the Day on August 24, 2026
Next