JLPT N1 Grammar: と思いきや (to omoikiya)

と思いきや (to omoikiya)

Meaning: I thought…; or so we thought; To think

How to use the: Phrase 1 + と思いきや + Phrase 2

Explain:
Often used with opposite results to what was expected, thought so but unexpectedly.

Example sentences:
1, 今年の夏は猛暑が続くと思いきや、連日の雨で冷害の心配さえでてきた。
Kotoshi no natsu wa mōsho ga tsudzuku to omoikiya, renjitsu no ame de reigai no shinpai sae dete kita.
Think of summer this year as hot, prolonged days, where rain continuously for many days, to the point of worrying about losing crops due to the cold

2, テレビが直ったと思いきや、またすぐに壊れてしまった。
terebi ga naotta to omoikiya, mata sugu ni kowarete shimatta.
I thought the TV has been fixed, but it was broken again.

3, これで一件落着かと思いきや、思いがけない反対意見で、この件は次回の会議に持ち越されることになった。
Kore de ikkenrakuchaku ka to omoikiya, omoigakenai hantai iken de, kono-ken wa jikai no kaigi ni mochikosa reru koto ni natta.
Just thinking of this is going to be temporary for one thing, no doubt having an objection, causing this to be shelved for the next meeting.

4, やっと富士山の頂上に着いたと思いきや、まだ８合目だった。
yatto fujisan no choujou ni tsuita to omoikiya, mada hachi goume datta.
I thought I reached the top of Mount Fuji, but I was only at the 8th station.

Attention:
Usually nouns or adjectives な without effort だ