Word Meaning 今に

いまに ima ni

今に is read as いまに (ima ni) and means before long.

Meaning

English

  1. before long
  2. even now

Reading

Kana

いまに

Romaji

ima ni

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 5580 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

今日

こんにち

today

今年

ことし

this year

今月

こんげつ

this month

今後

こんご

from now on

いま

another

今まで

いままで

until now

今日は

こんにちは

hello

今時

いまどき

at this time (of the day)

今や

いまや

now (esp. in contrast to the past)

今にも

いまにも

at any moment (now)

今ひとつ

いまひとつ

one more

今一

いまいち

not quite (right)

Example Sentences

10

You'll see.

You'll get it someday.

It is threatening to rain.

Well, just you wait and see.

It is going to rain soon.

It is going to snow.

A storm is imminent.

It looks like it's going to rain at any moment.

Tom is on the verge of crying.

It's about to rain.