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JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate

今に

before long or sooner or later, often implying a warning or certainty

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1 Adverb

"Sooner or later" / "Before long"

Describes a future event predicted to happen very soon, often implying a warning or strong determination.

Example

そんなに ゲーム ばかり し て いる と 、 今に 目 が 悪く なり ます よ 。

If you keep playing games like that, your eyesight will get bad before long.

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2 Adverb

"Even now" / "Still"

Expresses that a condition from the past is still continuing at the current moment.

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before long or sooner or later, often implying a warning or certainty
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