Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Nowadays /(nou"ȧ*dāz`)/ · Now·a·days · IPA /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ 01 adv. In these days; at the present time. 1. In these days; at the present time. “What men of spirit, nowadays, Come to give sober judgment of new plays?” — Garrick.