Status quo noun phrase
The existing situation or condition
People who have money usually want to maintain the status quo.
She's satisfied with the status quo and does not want to change it.
With the current social turmoil, people expect their government to do something to change the status quo.
To know and understand a situation only when it has already happened
Completely controlling over a scenario or situation.
Used to talk about a situation which begins to worsen
To indulge unlikely or fantastical possibilities
He tends to cast beyond the moon, so his moniker is "dreamer".