Dictionary / Vocabulary / 今のうち
いまのうち
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
Also written 今の内
可愛い子には旅をさせた方がいいのよ。今の内に少しは苦労させた方が本人のためよ。
I'd send my kid out on his own for a while if I were you. A few hard knocks at this point might do him some good.
あなたは、今のうちに家に帰ることですね。
You may as well go home now.
トイレ行きたい人は今のうちに行っといた方がいいよ。
Those who want to use the bathroom should do so now.