now vs popular

now

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

  • Present; current. 

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. 

adv
  • 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. 

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

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

intj
  • Indicates a signal to begin. 

popular

adj
  • Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired. 

  • Common among the general public; generally accepted. 

  • Pertaining to or deriving from the people or general public. 

  • Adapted to the means of the common people; cheap. 

  • Concerning the people; public. 

  • Aimed at ordinary people, as opposed to specialists etc.; intended for general consumption. 

noun
  • A person who is popular, especially at a school. 

  • An inexpensive newspaper with wide circulation. 

  • A member of the Populares 

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