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► 副詞
今に  [(1)いまに]  [coll]    meaning:  soon  rank: 2
☆ そんなことしてたら今に後悔するぞ ⇨ If you keep doing something like that you will soon regret it
☆ 敵の技術力は今に我々に追いつく ⇨ The technologies of the enemy will soon catch up with ours
☆ 今に見てろ！ ⇨ You will see soon (that you were wrong about me, you made a big mistake, etc.)  (☛ A common phrase)


More examples:
  • 今にして思えば間違った選択だった ⇨ Thinking back now, it was a wrong choice
  • 彼の無責任は今に始まった事ではない ⇨ His being irresponsible hasn’t just started, is nothing new
  • 今にも雨が降り出しそうな感じだ ⇨ It looks like it can start raining any moment
  • 今になって後悔しても遅い ⇨ It is too late to regret at this point of time