Contemporary
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: from the same time period, coexistent in time. modern, of the present age.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Someone living at the same time. Any creature living at the same time. Something existing at the same time.
Example sentence: Telling a story in a futuristic world gives you this freedom to explore things that bother you in contemporary times.
Current
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction.The time rate of flow of electric charge.A tendency or a course of events.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Existing or occurring at the moment.Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment.
Example sentence: You don't paddle against the current, you paddle with it. And if you get good at it, you throw away the oars.