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いよいよという時

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word いよいよという時.

Dictionary

Entry

いよいよという時いよいよと言う時いよいよというときExpressionFreq #143331
1

(at the) last moment; (in the) nick of time

Examples
いよいよという時になって彼は怖じ気付いた。
His nerve failed him at the last moment.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

time, hour

10 strokesFrequency 16JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

とき-どき

Nanori

とぎ

say, word

7 strokesFrequency 83JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ゲンゴン

Kun

い.うこと

Nanori

とき

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