The present invention provides an ink jet recording method and an ink jet recording apparatus for recording an image on a recording medium by using an ink containing a coloring agent and a liquid composition containing a component for coagulating and/or thickening the ink. The method is characterized in that the ink and the liquid composition are ejected onto the recording medium such that they are not in contact with each other on the recording medium immediately after the ejection and come into contact when a certain period of time has lapsed since the application.