LingakuFrequency rank: 18,631. – 18,701.
- putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; transitive verb
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- putting off (doing)
- postponement
- delaying
This meaning refers to the act of intentionally delaying or deferring an action or task to a later time.
This meaning emphasizes the formal decision to delay an event or action, often scheduled for a specific time.
This meaning conveys a more general sense of making something happen later than originally planned, often causing a setback.
Generated collocations (experimental)
さきおくり先送りをするto put off (doing something)さきおくり先送りにするto postponeさきおくり先送りされたpostponedさきおくり先送りのりゆう理由reason for the postponementさきおくり先送りをふせぐ防ぐto prevent delayingさきおくり先送りのけってい決定decision to postponeさきおくり先送りのえいきょう影響impact of the postponementさきおくり先送りにくるしむ苦しむto struggle with delaysさきおくり先送りするけいこう傾向tendency to postponeさきおくり先送りをくりかえす繰り返すto repeatedly delay
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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I delayed telling him about his uncle's death as long as I could.
Europe has addressed energy issues and climate change far more seriously than the United States has.