今のは

that just now

→ 今
phrase Uncommon #8,182
that just now Refers to something that happened or was said moments ago; の turns 今 into “the one just now,” and は marks it as the topic.
JA: 今のは冗談だよ。
EN: That was a joke just now.

今のは

What was that just now?

— AKIRA (1988)

今のはどういう事ですか!?

What was that just now?!

— The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral (2008)

「今のは質問でしたか?」と私は言った。

“Was that a question?” I asked.

今のは事故だ

That was an accident.

— フォーリング・ダウン (1993)

今のは冗談。

I was just kidding.

まさか今のは…

No way, was that just…?

— Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (2026)

生きてたかトゥーコ今のは本当か?

You’re alive, Tuco? Was that really true just now?

— 続・夕陽のガンマン (1966)

今のは本気の反応だ

That was a genuine reaction.

— ブゴニア (2025)

今のはキスか?

Was that a kiss?

— TAXi (1998)

今のは失敗

That was a failure.

— アバウト・タイム ~愛おしい時間について~ (2013)

別の人と旅行に今のは冗談

Go on a trip with someone else—just kidding.

— 花様年華 (2000)

いいえ、今のは違う。

No, that’s not what I meant just now.

アニー今のは?

Annie, what was that just now?

— フィールド・オブ・ドリームス (1989)

今のはいったい?

What was that just now?

— Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (2026)

「今のは忘れなさい」

Forget what just happened.

今のは一体何だ?

What on earth was that?

— REC / レック (2007)

今のは俺の手だ

That was my hand just now.

— REC / レック (2007)

今のは?

What was that just now?

— いまを生きる (1989)

今のはひどい

That was awful.

— 雪山の絆 (2023)

今のは人か?

Was that a person just now?

— プラットフォーム (2019)

今のは嘘

That was a lie.

— 生きる (1952)

今のは…地震?

Was that... an earthquake?

— Arrietty (2010)

今のはナイフだ

That was a knife.

— ファニーゲーム (1997)

何だ今のは

What was that just now?

— ニュー・シネマ・パラダイス (1988)

今のは何?

What was that just now?

— 28年後... 白骨の神殿 (2026)

今のは豚

That was a pig just now.

— 戦争と女の顔 (2019)