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Japanese word 今更: now / at this late stage / too late. Meanings and example sentences.

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今更 (いまさら): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

今更 (いまさら) means now / at this late stage / too late.

See example sentences below.

今更 at a glance

今更
いまさらimasara
N1adv
now / at this late stage / too late
今更いまさらimasaraN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 今更

Core meaning

now / at this late stage / too late

Basic example sentences

Example 1

いまさら謝っても遅いよ。

Translation

It's too late to apologize now.

Example 2

いまさら勉強しても間に合わない。

Translation

Even if you study now, it won't be in time.

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