<entry id="2092945" stat="A" corpus="jmdict" type="jmdict">
<ent_corp type="jmdict">jmdict</ent_corp>
<ent_seq>2111110</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>今のうち</keb>
</k_ele>
<k_ele>
<keb>今の内</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>いまのうち</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&exp;</pos>
<s_inf>usu. ～に</s_inf>
<gloss>now (while the time is ripe)</gloss>
<gloss>while one still can</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2006-12-04 00:00:00" stat="A">
<upd_detl>Entry created</upd_detl>
</audit>
<audit time="2015-11-02 07:27:17" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_diff>@@ -3,0 +4,3 @@
+&lt;k_ele&gt;
+&lt;keb&gt;今のうち&lt;/keb&gt;
+&lt;/k_ele&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2015-11-03 11:19:04" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
<audit time="2019-03-13 10:32:30" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_refs>https://www.weblio.jp/content/%E4%BB%8A%E3%81%AE%E5%86%85
https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E4%BB%8A%E3%81%AE%E3%81%86%E3%81%A1
https://www.weblio.jp/content/%E4%BB%8A%E3%81%AE%E3%81%86%E3%81%A1%E3%81%AB
https://ejje.weblio.jp/sentence/content/%22%E4%BB%8A%E3%81%AE%E3%81%86%E3%81%A1%22</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -15,2 +15,2 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;without delay&lt;/gloss&gt;
-&lt;gloss&gt;at once&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;while one can&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;now that one has the chance&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2019-03-14 00:10:22" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_diff>@@ -15,0 +16 @@
+&lt;gloss&gt;when one has time&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2021-02-05 08:45:16" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_detl>I believe the glosses were mistakenly for 今のうちに.
今のうち (今のうちは) has a different meaning as explained above.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>新日本語の中級, AOTS, ISBN978-4-88319-230-4

1) ～うちは～
This means "as long as the situation continues". The meaning is similar to "during that time" and "at that time". It is commonly used when comparing that situation and the situation after that.
若いうちは何でもすぐ覚えられるけど、年をとるとなかなか覚えられなくなる。

2) ～うちに～
This form is commonly used when suggesting what one should do while a favorable situation exists or before it ends.
若いうちに、いろいろな国に行って多くの経験をしたほうが良い。</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -14,0 +15,6 @@
+&lt;gloss&gt;now&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;while the situation persists&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;/sense&gt;
+&lt;sense&gt;
+&lt;pos&gt;&amp;exp;&lt;/pos&gt;
+&lt;s_inf&gt;with ～に&lt;/s_inf&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2021-02-05 22:38:07" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>rene</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Rene Malenfant</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>i don't think there are two senses here</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>meikyo
いまの‐うち【今の内】
連語物事をするには今が最適だとしていう語。将来の不都合を見越していう。</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -15,9 +15,2 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;now&lt;/gloss&gt;
-&lt;gloss&gt;while the situation persists&lt;/gloss&gt;
-&lt;/sense&gt;
-&lt;sense&gt;
-&lt;pos&gt;&amp;exp;&lt;/pos&gt;
-&lt;s_inf&gt;with ～に&lt;/s_inf&gt;
-&lt;gloss&gt;while one can&lt;/gloss&gt;
-&lt;gloss&gt;when one has time&lt;/gloss&gt;
-&lt;gloss&gt;now that one has the chance&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;now (while the time is ripe)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;while one still can&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2021-02-05 23:30:42" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>I agree about there being one sense. The ～に certainly dominates.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>今のうち	852200
今の内	79651
今のうちに	585307
今の内に	62513</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -14,0 +15 @@
+&lt;s_inf&gt;usu. ～に&lt;/s_inf&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>