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Now what?

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Now what?

 and What now?

Inf. What is going to happen now?; What kind of new problem has arisen? The phone rang again, and Tom said, rising from the chair, "Now what?" Bob: There's a serious problem—sort of an emergency—in the mail room. Sue: What now? Bob: They're out of stamps or something silly like that.

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Now what?

interrog. What is wrong now? I ran into the room and stopped in front of Tom. “Now what?” asked Tom.

See also: now