adverbial N2 common casualpolitewritten
いよいよ — at last / now the climax
いよいよ
Meaning
- at last / finally (now the climax) — a long-awaited moment is about to arrive, with mounting anticipation
Carries rising tension or excitement just before a big moment — the build-up to a climax, not the result itself.
Key sentence
いよいよ試合が始まる。
The match is finally about to begin.
Examples
いよいよ明日は卒業式だ。
At last, tomorrow is graduation.
雨がいよいよ激しくなってきた。
The rain has grown more and more intense.
Easily confused with
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