Word Meaning 今や遅しと

いまやおそしと imayaososhito

今や遅しと is read as いまやおそしと (imayaososhito) and means impatiently.

Meaning

English

  1. impatiently
  2. eagerly

Reading

Kana

いまやおそしと

Romaji

imayaososhito

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 117979 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

今を盛りと

いまをさかりと

in full bloom at the moment

今思うと

いまおもうと

thinking back now

今を去ること

いまをさること

dating back from now

今昔

こんせき

past and present

今回

こんかい

this time

今晩は

こんばんは

good evening

今晩

こんばん

tonight

今期

こんき

the present term

今更

いまさら

now (when it is already much too late)

今様

いまよう

verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables

今週末

こんしゅうまつ

this weekend

今日この頃

きょうこのごろ

these days