No. 678 in Estonian
nüüdseks
By now; as of now.
In a sentence
Nüüdseks on ilm selgunud ja päike särab.
By now, the weather has cleared up and the sun is shining.
In this sentence, 'nüüdseks' is used to denote a point in time where the action completed or the state changed.
Me oleme nüüdseks kõik ülesanded lõpetanud.
We have by now completed all the tasks.
Here, 'nüüdseks' emphasizes that the completion of the tasks has occurred by the current moment.
Tema seisukoht on nüüdseks selgeks saanud.
His standpoint has by now become clear.
In this case, 'nüüdseks' indicates that clarity of his standpoint occurred by the current point in time.
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