滞り|とどこおりtodokoori[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounstagnation; hindrance; delay
   滞とどこおりのない、優雅ゆうがな仕草しぐさでグラスに水みずを注ぎ込そそぎこんだ。↗

   She smoothly and elegantly poured the water into the glass.

• Synonym遅延ちえんWrittenWritten word for being later than a set date or time, as in 「電車の遅延」; it is the usual term for timetabled services such as trains and flights running late.
• Synonym延滞えんたいWrittenWritten word for payments past their deadline — arrears, as in 「延滞金」; the formal term for the unpaid-dues side of 「滞り」.
• SynonymディレイCasualColloquial loanword for delay, most often in the sense of time lag or latency — audio delay, game or network lag.
• Related遅れおくれNeutralNeutral word for lagging or falling behind — progress slower than others or than planned; applies to people and to schedules alike.
• Related繰り延べくりのべWrittenWritten word for putting a schedule back to a later date — a deliberate postponement, not a stall in progress.
• Related引き伸ばしひきのばしNeutralNeutral word for deliberately stretching something out over more time, or for enlarging a photo; the delay is intentional.
• Related遅滞ちたいWrittenWritten word for affairs dragging and stalling; in formal prose it often appears as 「遅滞なく」, meaning 'without delay'.
• RelatedもたもたCasualColloquial word for moving or working sluggishly — dawdling, dithering; describes how someone acts, not a situation that has stalled.
• Related延び延びのびのびCasualColloquial for being put off again and again — one postponement after another; 「滞り」 is a stall, this stresses repeated delays.
• Antonym順調じゅんちょうNeutralNeutral antonym: things going well and on track, with no snags — the smooth progress that 「滞り」 denies.
• Antonym円滑えんかつWrittenWritten antonym: work or talks proceeding smoothly, without obstruction; formal prose for the unimpeded flow 「滞り」 lacks.

「滞り」 is for things stalling or dues left unpaid — often 「滞りなく終わる」 or 「滞りがちな」. For lateness against a schedule use 「遅延」; for overdue payments 「延滞」. The rest are narrower: 「遅れ」 lagging behind, 「繰り延べ」 postponement, 「引き伸ばし」 deliberate stretching, 「遅滞」 formal stalling, 「もたもた」 dawdling, 「延び延び」 repeated put-offs, 「ディレイ」 tech lag. Antonyms: 「順調」, 「円滑」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. とどこおること。物事ものごとがうまく進すすまないこと。
2. 支払しはらうべき税金ぜいきんや料金りょうきんを滞納たいのうすること。
3. 差し障さしさわり。