now vs speaking

now

adj
  • Present; current. 

  • Fashionable; popular; up to date; current. 

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

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. 

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. 

speaking

adj
  • Involving speaking. 

  • Used in speaking. 

  • Having competence in a language. 

  • Having the ability of speech. 

  • Expressive; eloquent. 

intj
  • Indication that the person requested is the same as the one who is currently speaking. 

noun
  • One's ability to communicate vocally in a given language. 

  • An oral recitation of e.g. a story. 

  • The act of communicating vocally. 

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