hic et nunc adjective 1adverb 1noun 1forms 2 adjective1 •Happening here and now, occurring in the immediate present.Alice IS WRITING a letter, The tenor IS STRANGLING the soprano, Leigh IS TAKING a shower are examples of genuine hic-et-nunc events. — 1995 adverb1 •Here and now, in the immediate present.Such sentences explicitly state that something both has taken place and will take place; they are silent about what Bruce and Wayne are doing hic-et-nunc. — 1995 noun1 •The here and now, the immediate present.The hic et nunc, represented by a point on this line, is determined, fixed, and defined by the past which, through it, determines the future as well. — 1980 formsmore hic et nunc · most hic et nunc