延期|えんきenki[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbpostponement; deferment; adjournment
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 延期する（えんきする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 延期します（えんきします） |
| Negative (nai) | 延期しない（えんきしない） |
| polite (masen) | 延期しません（えんきしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 延期せず・延期せぬ（えんきせず・えんきせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 延期した（えんきした） |
| polite (mashita) | 延期しました（えんきしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 延期しなかった（えんきしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 延期しませんでした（えんきしませんでした） |
| Te form | 延期して（えんきして） |
| Potential | 延期できる（えんきできる） |
| Passive | 延期される（えんきされる） |
| Causative | 延期させる（えんきさせる） |
| Causative passive | 延期させられる（えんきさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 延期すれば（えんきすれば） |
| tara | 延期したら（えんきしたら） |
| Volitional | 延期しよう（えんきしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 延期しましょう（えんきしましょう） |
| Imperative | 延期しろ（えんきしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym繰り延べるくりのべるNeutralVerb for putting a date back, as in 「支払いを繰り延べる」; used mostly in accounting and formal arrangements.
- Synonym先送りさきおくりNeutralPutting off a judgment or task that should be dealt with now, as in 「問題を先送りする」; often carries a critical nuance.
- Synonym順延じゅんえんNeutralMoving dates back in sequence, as in 「雨天順延」; typical in event notices. 「延期」 does not necessarily follow the original order.
- Synonym遅らすおくらすNeutralColloquial; to make something later, as in 「出発を遅らす」; identical in meaning to 「遅らせる」.
- Synonym遅らせるおくらせるNeutralTo postpone or slow something down, as in 「時計を遅らせる」; common in everyday use.
- Synonym猶予ゆうよNeutralGranting extra time or a grace period on a deadline, as in 「執行猶予」 and 「猶予期間」; found mostly in legal usage.
- Synonym日延べひのべNeutralPutting a date off or extending a period, with a traditional, old-fashioned ring; in everyday speech say 「延期」.
- Related持ち越すもちこすNeutralCarrying something over to the next stage, as in 「結論を持ち越す」; the emphasis is on it remaining unresolved.
- Related伸ばすのばすNeutralWhen written 「延ばす」, it means putting a date back, as in 「締め切りを延ばす」; common in conversation.
- Related見合わせるみあわせるNeutralHolding off or suspending something, as in 「運転を見合わせる」; typical of transport services and plans.
- Related繰り下げるくりさげるNeutralShifting a time or order back step by step, as in 「開始時間を繰り下げる」; 「延期」 usually means changing to a later date.
- Related遅延ちえんNeutralA delay — something not happening on schedule, as in 「電車の遅延」; 「延期」 is deliberately moving a set date back.
- Related延引えんいんWrittenRare word of written prose for putting a date off; in everyday use say 「延期」.
- Antonym前倒しまえだおしNeutralMoving a schedule up to an earlier date, as in 「計画を前倒しする」; the opposite direction from 「延期」.
Default to 「延期」 for pushing a scheduled date back; in speech, 「延ばす」 is common. Use 「順延」 when dates move back in order, 「先送り」 for putting off a decision or task, 「見合わせる」 for suspending something, and 「遅延」 when something fails to happen on time. 「前倒し」 is the opposite: moving a schedule up.
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