now then

Meaning

1. Editorial89% of films

   Used to catch attention and open a question, instruction, or the next point, without offering or suggesting anything.

2. Oxford11% of films

   used when making a suggestion or an offer

In the movies · 19

• Now then, there's only one more chapter to do.The Ghost and Mrs. Muir1947
• Now then, in the midst of such disruption,The Crucible2014
• Now then, I'm sure you'll pardon me for this...12 Angry Men1957
• You work in robbery now, then?The Bank Job2008
• Now then, what is it?Song of the Sea2014
• Last one for now then.Aftersun2022
• If not the Games now, then the crowd.The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes2023
• What are you up to now, then?Adaptation.2002

Learn it in full scenes

• The Ghost and Mrs. Muir1947
  • Lucy Leaves Her In-Laws' House
  • Lucy Insists on Gull Cottage
  • Lucy Rents the Haunted House
• The Crucible2014
  • Parris Demands the Truth From Abigail
  • Ann Putnam Cries Witchcraft
  • Abigail Threatens the Girls
• 12 Angry Men1957
  • Jurors Gather in the Jury Room
  • Juror 8 Votes Not Guilty
  • The Jurors Go Around the Table

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