► 副詞
今や [(1)いまや] [liter] meaning: just rank: 3
☆ 今や出かけようとしたところに電話が鳴った ⇨ The phone rang just when I was about to leave
今や [(1)いまや] [liter] meaning: now rank: 3
☆ 間違いに気が付いても今や手遅れだ ⇨ You realized you made mistakes, but it’s too late at this point
☆ アマゾンは今や世界最大の企業だ ⇨ Amazon has become the biggest company in the world by now (☛ Describe how things have changed between now and then)
More examples:
- 今やる？それとも明日にする？ ⇨ Are we going to do it now? Or do it tomorrow?
- 彼女は今や押しも押されぬ大スターだ ⇨ She has become an undisputed superstar now
- 彼女は今や押しも押されもせぬ大スターだ ⇨ She has become an undisputed superstar now
- 今やり終えた所だよ ⇨ I just finished it a few seconds ago
- 観客は彼女の登場を今や遅しと待ち構えている ⇨ The audience is eagerly waiting for her to appear on stage
- 彼女は今や押しも押されもしない大スターだ ⇨ She has become an undisputed superstar now
- 彼等の株は今や紙くず同然だ ⇨ Their stocks are as valuable as trash now
- 彼と私は今や赤の他人だ ⇨ He and I are total strangers at this point (although we used to be close)