nowadays

adverb

1. at the present day; in these times: Few people do their laundry by hand nowadays.

noun

2. the present: The kitchens of nowadays are much more efficient than when I was a boy.

adverb

1. in these times

adv.late 14c., contracted from Middle English nou adayes (mid-14c.), from now + adayes “during the day,” with adverbial genitive (see day).