今ほど – vocab dash

今いまほど

Meanings

Expression

1. as (much as) it is now; as much as the present (usu. with negative sentence)

2. just now; a moment ago

Other spellings

今いま程ほど

Kanji used

Kanji in other spellings

Composed of

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; another; more

Noun

extent; degree; measure; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of; the status of; the condition of; …

Noun

Examples2

学がく生せい時じ代だいは彼かれは今いまほど優やさしくなかった。

In his school days he wasn't as gentle as he is now.

科か学がくが今いまほど重じゅう要ようでなかった時じ代だいには、科か学がくは科か学がく者しゃにまかせておいて何なんの支し障しょうもなかった。

When science was less important than it is now, it was all very well to leave science to the scientists.