到现在

• by this time

例句

1. 他销声匿迹到现在已有三年了，我一直没听到关于他的任何消息。
   He's disappeared these last three years now. I've heard neither hide not hair of him.
2. 从那时到现在已有好长时间了。
   A lot of time has gone by since then.
3. 到现在为止，我已经收到了十一张圣诞卡片。
   I have received eleven Christmas cards by now.