at present vs In present

The correct phrase is 'at present.' 'At present' is a common and idiomatic expression used to refer to the current time or situation. On the other hand, 'in present' is not a standard phrase in English.

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at present

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'at present' to refer to the current time or situation.

Examples:

At present, we are not able to provide a definite answer.
She is not available at present.
The project is on hold at present.
There are no vacancies at present.
At present, the situation seems stable.

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At present definition: A situation that exists at present exists now, although it may change. | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
at present Definitions and Synonyms. phrase. Other entries for this word. +
Consensus statements on the BAHA system: where do we stand at present? Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Suppl. 2005 Dec;195:2-12. doi: 10.1177/0003489405114s1201.
EnglishEdit. Prepositional phraseEdit · at present · currently, now, at the moment, at this moment in time, at the present time ...
Jan 10, 2018 ... We compute the required increase in flood protection to keep high-end fluvial flood risk at present levels. The analysis is carried out ...

In present

This phrase is not a standard expression in English.

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I agree with Mrs Pery when she says fishing communities throughout Europe have little confidence in present policy.
The Continent of this Root-Race flourished in present Greenland, 11,000,000 years ago.
In present circumstances, revisionism is more pernicious than dogmatism.
In present equipments of domestic use the series production is made through molds, but it already happened in ancient Rome with the production of oil lamps.
In present centers of power, "Who speaks for wolf?" and "Who speaks for temperate rain forest?"
These fundamentals still remain present in present Batsheva works.
There is indeed an urgent need to emphasize these objectives in present circumstances.
Salm is the name of several historic countships and principalities in present Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and France.
The daughter Mrinalini fled to the Himalayas and named her new seat (in present Himachal Pradesh) Rajgarh as well.
One of the few solutions available to fishermen if they are to survive in present circumstances is to derive maximum benefit from their catch.
In present time there is a library based in this building.
In present times the village is used mainly by the farming community.
In present value this amount is HUF 41953072670 (EUR 168,30 million).
In present market scenario, Nokia is leading and top mobile phone manufacturing company.
In present time, the sheriff arrives and sees the protagonist, who then flees, leaving his scarf behind on the branch of a bush.
In present era, it is one of the most renowned influential diagramming and vector graphics software.
In present men, the right and left groups of these centers work alternately by prevailing one over another; eventually they invert this situation every seven years.
In present the building is the seat of the Central Slovak Museum.
In present times many individuals living in advanced societies seem to have fallen and got stuck in a trough of decadence compounded by a risk of ecological disasters.
In present era, there is a huge gap in energy consumption and energy production.

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