All now

phrase ALL NOW ɔːl naʊ

Also spelled all now so, aal now

Even up to now; still — used to stress that something long expected has still not happened after a wearing wait. 'All now him nuh come' means he still hasn't come, even after all this time, with a note of impatience or resignation. It marks the stretch of time gone by against a thing that ought to have occurred and hasn't, and it is a common everyday way of complaining that a person is late, a promise unkept, or an outcome overdue.

  • All now di bus nuh reach.

    Even now the bus still hasn't come.

  • Mi call him since mawnin an all now him nuh answer.

    I called him since morning and he still hasn't answered.

  • All now yuh nuh finish? Wah a tek yuh suh long?

    You still haven't finished? What's taking you so long?

From 'all' (even, right up to) plus 'now' — marking that a moment has stretched on with the expected thing still undone.

Expresses impatience or surprise that something still hasn't happened after a long time. Often 'all now so'.