A magnetic resonance imaging method involves detection of a series of trigger events and acquisition of successive segments of magnetic resonance signals from respective segments of k-space. The occurrence of the next trigger event is predicted, e.g. by way of a running average, on the basis of the detected series of trigger events. Acquisition of at least one individual segment of magnetic resonance signals is triggered on the basis of the occurrence of the predicted trigger event. Triggering of the acquisition is based on the predicted trigger event, e.g. in that the instant and duration of the acquisition is adjusted on the basis of the prediction of the trigger event. Finally, a magnetic resonance image is reconstructed from several segments of magnetic resonance signals.