今にも
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Adverb meaning 'at any time' or 'soon,' often implying immediacy or that something is about to happen. Typically used with verbs like 『降りそう』 (furisou, 'looks like it will rain') to express imminent action. Example: 『今にも雨が降りそうだ』 (ima ni mo ame ga furisou da, 'It looks like it will rain at any moment.').
Theme
User and their coworker Taro are in the office, watching a wobbly stack of documents that looks like it might fall.
今にも
いまにも
at any time, soon
Core Language Building BlocksAdverbs & Connectors
Memory Hook
Picture a storm cloud that's 『今にも』 (ima ni mo, 'at any time') about to burst. 'I'm a' (ima) cloud, and 'ni mo' sounds like 'any moment' — it could rain at any time!
Cultural Note
『今にも』 (ima ni mo) is commonly used in dramatic or urgent contexts, such as in news reports or storytelling, to emphasize that something is on the verge of happening imminently.
Forms
Base: 今にもAdverb meaning 'at any time' or 'soon,' often implying immediacy or that something is about to happen. Typically used with verbs like 『降りそう』 (furisou, 'looks like it will rain') to express imminent action. Example: 『今にも雨が降りそうだ』 (ima ni mo ame ga furisou da, 'It looks like it will rain at any moment.').