今(いま)にも

いまにも
adverb
at any moment, on the verge of
See also: 今(いま)に (soon, eventually)
1. at any moment, about to
On the verge of happening immediately.
今(いま)にも泣(な)きそうだ。
He looks like he's about to cry any moment.
今(いま)にも雨(あめ)が降(ふ)りそうな空(そら)だ。
The sky looks like it could rain any moment.
今(いま)にも倒(たお)れそうな建物(たてもの)だ。
It's a building that looks like it could collapse any moment.
2. on the point of
Ready to happen at any second.
今(いま)にも泣(な)きそうだ。
He looks like he's about to cry any moment.
今(いま)にも雨(あめ)が降(ふ)りそうな空(そら)だ。
The sky looks like it could rain any moment.
今(いま)にも倒(たお)れそうな建物(たてもの)だ。
It's a building that looks like it could collapse any moment.

今(いま)にも emphasizes that something is on the very brink of happening. It conveys a sense of tension or urgency — the event could occur at any second.

GRAMMAR:
Almost always followed by 〜そうだ or 〜そうな, expressing that something looks like it is about to happen. The も particle adds emphasis beyond plain 今(いま)に.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 今(いま)にも〜そうだ (looks like it will ~ any moment)
  • 今(いま)にも〜しそうな + noun (a noun that looks about to ~)
  • 今(いま)にも崩(くず)れそう (looks like it could crumble any second)

COMPARISON:

  • 今(いま)に: eventually, someday (less urgent)
  • 今(いま)にも: at any moment (imminent, tense)
  • もうすぐ: soon (neutral, no tension)
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Added 2026.1.9 21:15 · Revised 2026.4.5 16:10
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