Word Meaning 今にも

いまにも imanimo

今にも is read as いまにも (imanimo) and means at any moment (now).

Meaning

English

  1. at any moment (now)
  2. at any minute
  3. on the verge of (doing)
  4. just about to

Reading

Kana

いまにも

Romaji

imanimo

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 14349 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

今日

きょう

today

今年

ことし

this year

今日は

こにちは

hello

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

今に

いまに

before long

今ごろ

いまごろ

about this time

今時

いまどき

at this time (of the day)

今一

いまいち

not quite (right)

今や

いまや

now (esp. in contrast to the past)

Example Sentences

10

It is threatening to rain.

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.

A thunderbolt is likely to fall any minute.

It looks as if it's going to rain.

It may rain at any time.