今にも

いまにも
JLPT:N3
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1An adverb meaning 'at any moment' or 'about to' — used to stress that something looks ready to happen immediately, usually in the pattern 今にも〜そうだ.

Adverb

Examples

空が真っ暗になって、今にも雨が降りそうだ。

The sky has gone dark; it looks like it could pour any minute.

彼は今にも泣き出しそうな顔をしていた。

He looked like he was about to burst into tears.

電車は今にも発車しそうだったので、急いで駆け込んだ。

The train looked like it was about to leave, so I rushed to jump on.

そのビルは古くて、今にも崩れそうに見える。

That building is so old it looks like it could collapse at any moment.

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