that was then and this is now

Meaning

that was then and this is now

Alternative form of that was then, this is now

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

I changed it. I had to. Do you know why?" She studied him, her eyes grave. "Because that was then and this is now. Because the past is gone, even though it defines the present. Stephen King

Words in the phrase

that was then and this is now

Close letter words and terms

that very minute that was a joke, Joyce that was it that was then, this is now That was then. This is now that way