いよいよ
Also written 愈々, 愈, 弥々
Meanings
- Adverb more and more; all the more; increasingly
- at last; finally; beyond doubt
- (at the) last moment; worst possible time
Example sentences
- 雨はやむどころかいよいよひどくなった。
Instead of stopping, the rain increased. - いよいよ彼女の番になった。
It was her turn at last. - 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. - いよいよ今週を限りに、しばらくのお休みです。
I've finally got some vacation coming as of the end of this week. - 彼女はいよいよとなったら,あっけなく降参した。
When it came to the crunch she just gave in.
Common phrases
Words containing いよいよ
- いよいよという時 (いよいよというとき) (at the) last moment