as it is

1. 1.

   in the actual state of affairs and often contrary to expectations

   “he might have been killed; as it is he was severely injured”

Questions about as it is

What does as it is mean?

as it is means "in the actual state of affairs and often contrary to expectations".

Is as it is a common word?

as it is is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.