as it is

Adverb

as it is (not comparable)

1. In the actual circumstances (and often contrary to expectations).
   • The roosters would look awesome, their beaks fearsome weapons. A frightening thought. As it is, each rooster needed to be tethered to his own hut to keep them from pecking each other's eyes out.2004 Fall, Kit Coyne Irwin, “Blind Spot”, in The Kenyon Review, volume 26, number 4, page 108
   • Had you not been wearing such a fine boot, your leg probably would have broken. As it is, the bruise is a deep one.2008, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, A dangerous climate
2. Already; without adding further difficulty or complexity.
   • Right now it is too dangerous to obsess about such things. It will only make life harder, and life is hard enough as it is.2010, David Zimmerman, The Sandbox
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, it, is.