contemporary (adj.)

belonging to the present time

Examples

• Contemporary art.

Key rules

• Contemporary means belonging to the present time
• Use contemporary with art, music and design
• Contemporary can also mean a person of the same period

Common mistakes

• Contemporary art of the past → Contemporary art
• A contemporary style of the old days → A contemporary style

Use cases

• Describing art and music
• Talking about the modern world
• Discussing recent history