Pater surprisingly delighted now (2,7)
I believe the answer is:
at present
'now' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'pater surprisingly delighted' is the wordplay.
'surprisingly' is an anagram indicator (a surprising ordering of the letters).
'delighted' becomes 'sent' (I've seen this in another clue).
'pater' is an anagram of 'atpre'.
'atpre'+'sent'='AT PRESENT'
(Other definitions for at present that I've seen before include "Currently, right now" , "As of now, during this time" , "temporarily" , "these days" , "Nowadays" .)