as it is
idiom
1
: in the present condition : the way it is
Leave everything exactly/just as it is.
2
: with the situation that exists now
We have enough to do as it is without your latest orders!
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
Crime log is based on information as it is listed in the crimemapping.com website.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
But be on the lookout for nonstick egg poachers that use Teflon, as it is now understood to be unsafe.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
The handlers approach the sphere a few seconds later as it is lowered.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 19 July 2025
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“As it is.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20it%20is. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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