Answer: isnow

AnswerCrossword Clue
ISNOW"The future .."
ISNOW".. a bad time?"
ISNOW"Dinner ... served"
ISNOWThat Was Then, This ... (S.E. Hinton novel)
ISNOW"... and ever shall be . . . "
ISNOW"The time ..."
ISNOW"It ... post time"
ISNOW"The time ..!"