延滞|えんたいentai[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- suru verb, intransitive verb, no-adjectivearrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 延滞する（えんたいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 延滞します（えんたいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 延滞しない（えんたいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 延滞しません（えんたいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 延滞せず・延滞せぬ（えんたいせず・えんたいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 延滞した（えんたいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 延滞しました（えんたいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 延滞しなかった（えんたいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 延滞しませんでした（えんたいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 延滞して（えんたいして） |
| Potential | 延滞できる（えんたいできる） |
| Passive | 延滞される（えんたいされる） |
| Causative | 延滞させる（えんたいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 延滞させられる（えんたいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 延滞すれば（えんたいすれば） |
| tara | 延滞したら（えんたいしたら） |
| Volitional | 延滞しよう（えんたいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 延滞しましょう（えんたいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 延滞しろ（えんたいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym遅延ちえんNeutralA delay in the sense of running late against a set time, as in 「電車の遅延」; 延滞 is about payments or returns left past their deadline.
- Synonym遅滞ちたいWrittenWritten, formal word for stalling and dragging; stresses progress grinding to a halt rather than a missed payment deadline.
- Synonym滞りとどこおりNeutralStagnation or backlog — affairs or payments stuck and not moving, as in 「支払いの滞り」; less tied to a missed deadline than 延滞.
- Related遅れおくれNeutralThe everyday, most common word for being late or falling behind, usable almost anywhere; 「延滞」 centers on payments or returns left past their deadline.
- Related延期えんきNeutralPostponement: deciding in advance to push a schedule back; 延滞 is failing to meet a deadline, not moving it.
- Related猶予ゆうよWrittenWritten word for granted grace or deferral, as in 「執行猶予」; the delay is officially permitted, unlike 延滞.
- Related繰り延べくりのべWrittenWritten term for pushing a date back, especially in accounting and budgeting; not about overdue payments.
- Related引き伸ばしひきのばしNeutralDeliberately dragging things out or stretching a process longer; stresses stalling for time rather than missing a deadline.
- RelatedディレイNeutralLoanword for delay, used mostly for audio gear, games and networks; not for overdue payments.
- Related延び延びのびのびNeutralBeing put off again and again, as in 「延び延びになる」; repeated postponement, not a single missed payment.
- Related延引えんいんWrittenRare, written word for putting things off and letting them drag; stresses a task left undone.
Use 「延滞」 for payments or returns left past their deadline, as in 「家賃の延滞」「延滞金」「延滞料」. For transport delays say 「遅延」, for rescheduling a plan 「延期」, for officially granted grace 「猶予」, and for lateness in general 「遅れ」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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