JLPT N2 · Adverb

いよいよ (iyoiyo)

いよいよ is a Japanese adverb meaning “more and more; all the more”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: いよいよ
Romaji: iyoiyo
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

more and more; all the more; increasingly · adverb · usually written in kana
at last; finally; beyond doubt · adverb · usually written in kana
(at the) last moment; worst possible time · adverb · usually written in kana

Example sentences

いよいよ薄暮、もうすぐ宵闇。

It's getting more and more shadowy, soon it will be twilight.

Tatoeba #76857

いよいよ千載一遇のチャンスがめぐってきた。

At last, a chance in a million arrived.

Tatoeba #228463

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1587670 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.