should be retired now vs should be retired by now

Both phrases are correct, but they have slightly different meanings. 'Should be retired now' implies that the retirement should happen immediately, while 'should be retired by now' suggests that the retirement should have already taken place by this time.

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should be retired now

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate that something should be retired immediately.

This phrase is used to express that the retirement of something should happen without delay.

Examples:

The old machinery should be retired now to avoid any accidents.

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You're forgetting that I'm retired now.
Actually, I'm retired now.
Thank you. I'm retired now.
- Well, I'm officially retired now.
He's retired now and living in Scotland, but I'd be happy to invite him down to Quarry Bank to speak to you.
I'm retired now, so you can call me Ray.
Secretary of State for War, 1914... retired now, of course.
You've retired now, relax.
I'm retired now, l should be resting,...
Completely retired now, Stu spends the summer hiking in the Rockies with Little Stu, who seems to share his grandfather's passion.
I guess I had my 15 minutes, but as you know, I'm kind of retired now.
I thought I'd be retired by now originally.
I figured you would be retired by now, because you were a vet way back then.
So, you're retired now... you're in a bar with Margaret...
Men of our vintage should be retired.
He could've retired by now, moved to Florida.
Salvatore Lenza... detective at the time, probably retired by now.
The old man should be retired.
But l've retired recently Now l go to cooking school
I'm an art historian, now retired.

Alternatives:

should be retired immediately
needs to be retired now

should be retired by now

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate that something should have been retired already.

This phrase is used to express that the retirement of something was expected to happen before the present time.

Examples:

The outdated software should have been retired by now.

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I thought I'd be retired by now originally.
I figured you would be retired by now, because you were a vet way back then.
He could've retired by now, moved to Florida.
Salvatore Lenza... detective at the time, probably retired by now.
You're forgetting that I'm retired now.
Actually, I'm retired now.
Thank you. I'm retired now.
- Well, I'm officially retired now.
He's retired now and living in Scotland, but I'd be happy to invite him down to Quarry Bank to speak to you.
I'm retired now, so you can call me Ray.
Secretary of State for War, 1914... retired now, of course.
You've retired now, relax.
Men of our vintage should be retired.
I'm retired now, l should be resting,...
Completely retired now, Stu spends the summer hiking in the Rockies with Little Stu, who seems to share his grandfather's passion.
I guess I had my 15 minutes, but as you know, I'm kind of retired now.
The old man should be retired.
But l've retired recently Now l go to cooking school
So, you're retired now... you're in a bar with Margaret...
I'm an art historian, now retired.

Alternatives:

should have been retired already
should be retired at this point

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should be retired now vs should be retired by now