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今いまに

いまにima nineutral

before long + understand

ima ni wakaru

before long; one of these days — an outcome treated as certain

meaning: will understand before long

Related

  • 分わかる
  • 今いまに〜
  • 今いまに分わかる

そんな食たべ方かたをしていると、今いまに分わかるよ。

sonna tabekata o shite iru to, ima ni wakaru yo.

Eating like that, you will understand before long. casual

今いまは誰だれも見向みむきもしないが、あの技術ぎじゅつの価値かちは今いまに分わかる。

ima wa dare mo mimuki mo shinai ga, ano gijutsu no kachi wa ima ni wakaru.

Nobody gives it a second glance now, but the value of that technology will be clear before long. neutral

All examples3

before long — a future change stated as certain, usually a warning

  1. そんな食たべ方かたをしていると、今いまに後悔こうかいするよ。

    sonna tabekata o shite iru to, ima ni koukaisuru yo.

    Eating like that, you will regret it before long. casual

  2. 今いまは誰だれも見向みむきもしないが、あの技術ぎじゅつの価値かちは今いまに分わかる。

    ima wa dare mo mimuki mo shinai ga, ano gijutsu no kachi wa ima ni wakaru.

    Nobody gives it a second glance now, but the value of that technology will be clear before long. neutral

  3. 口くちの利きき方かたに気きをつけろよ。今いまに痛いたい目めを見みるぞ。

    kuchi no kikikata ni ki o tsukero yo. ima ni itai me o miru zo.

    Watch how you speak to people. You'll be sorry before long. casual

How it's formed1

Notes

The outcome is still ahead, so the sentence stays non-past — ×今いまに
困こまった reports nothing. 今いまになって is a different word: 今いまに
なって後悔こうかいしても遅おそい means "at this late stage", not "before long".