all right vs now

all right

adv
  • Most certainly; for sure. 

  • Fairly well. 

adj
  • Good; in acceptable, if not excellent condition. 

  • In good health, unharmed. 

intj
  • Used to express exasperation or frustration, often with already. 

  • Term of greeting, equivalent to how are you or hello. 

  • Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement. 

  • Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent. 

  • Used to fill space or pauses. 

  • Used as a general lead-in or beginning. 

now

adv
  • Sometimes; occasionally. 

  • Used to indicate a context of urgency. 

  • 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. 

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

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. 

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

  • Present; current. 

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

intj
  • Indicates a signal to begin. 

How often have the words all right and now occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )