いま
今
　
や
おそ
遅
　
し
　
と

adverb

  1. impatiently, eagerly.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
いま
今
　
や
おそ
遅
　
し
　
と
 今や遅しと いまやおそしと

Contained Kanji Breakdown

now
いま　コン　キン (2nd, N5)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
fu
slow, late, back
おそ.い　おく.れる　チ (Early Jr. High, N3)
bovine beast
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
sheep
ひつじ　ヨウ　よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)