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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

before long; soon; eventually

Used to express that something will happen in the near future, often with a sense of inevitability or warning. Can also mean 'even now' in certain contexts, but the primary modern usage is future-oriented.

今いまに雨あめが降ふり出だすだろう。
It will start raining before long.
今いまに見みていろ、いつか成せい功こうしてみせる。
Just you wait; I'll succeed someday.

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Usage patterns

今いまに〈動どう詞し〉だろうwill surely happen before long (prediction)
そんな生せい活かつを続つづけたら、今いまに体からだを壊こわすだろう。
If you keep living like that, you'll ruin your health before long.
今いまに〈動どう詞し〉てやるexpresses a determined vow that something will happen soon (often as a challenge)
今いまに見み返かえしてやる。
Just wait, I'll show them before long.

Expressions

今いまにしてonly now; now at last; now that it's come to this
今いまになってat this stage; at this point; only now
今いまに始はじめぬnothing new; same as always
今いまに見みていろjust you wait!; you'll see!; I'll show you!
今いまに始はじまったことじゃないnothing new; same as always; not the first time
今いまに始はじまったことではないnothing new; same as always; not the first time