今にも

いまにも · imanimo · JLPT N3 · adverb

soon

⏳ 今 now + に at + も even = even right now, about to happen

Literally 'even at this very moment'. It describes something on the verge of happening, as in 今にも雨が降りそう, it looks like it could rain any second. It often pairs with そう or ような.

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