no vs now

no

adv
  • Used before different, before comparatives with more and less, and idiomatically before other comparatives. 

  • not 

  • Used idiomatically before certain other adjectives. 

det
  • Not any. 

  • Hardly any. 

  • Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully. 

  • Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something). 

particle
  • Used to show disagreement, negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition. 

  • Used together with an affirmative word or phrase to show agreement. 

  • Used to show agreement with a negative question. 

prep
  • not, does not, do not, etc. 

  • without 

  • like 

noun
  • a negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval 

  • a vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition 

intj
  • vehement rejection of truthfulness 

  • disgust 

  • mild disapproval 

now

adv
  • Differently from the immediate past; differently from a more remote past or a possible future; differently from all other times. 

  • Used to indicate a context of urgency. 

  • Sometimes; occasionally. 

  • Used to address a switching side, or sharp change in attitude from before. (In this usage, now is usually emphasized). 

  • At the present time. 

  • Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke. 

  • At the time reached within a narration. 

conj
  • Since, because, in light of the fact; often with that. 

adj
  • Fashionable; popular; up to date; current. 

  • Present; current. 

intj
  • Indicates a signal to begin. 

noun
  • The state of not paying attention to the future or the past. 

  • The present time. 

  • A particular instant in time, as perceived at that instant. 

How often have the words no and now occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )