順延|じゅんえんjun'en[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbpostponement; moving to a later date
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 順延する（じゅんえんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 順延します（じゅんえんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 順延しない（じゅんえんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 順延しません（じゅんえんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 順延せず・順延せぬ（じゅんえんせず・じゅんえんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 順延した（じゅんえんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 順延しました（じゅんえんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 順延しなかった（じゅんえんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 順延しませんでした（じゅんえんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 順延して（じゅんえんして） |
| Potential | 順延できる（じゅんえんできる） |
| Passive | 順延される（じゅんえんされる） |
| Causative | 順延させる（じゅんえんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 順延させられる（じゅんえんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 順延すれば（じゅんえんすれば） |
| tara | 順延したら（じゅんえんしたら） |
| Volitional | 順延しよう（じゅんえんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 順延しましょう（じゅんえんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 順延しろ（じゅんえんしろ） |
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NeutralA verb for putting things off to a later date, used with schedules and payments; 「順延」 is the usual term when rain pushes an event back, as in 「雨天順延」.
- Synonym繰り下げるくりさげるNeutralShifts items in a sequence, or a time or date, to later; 「順延」 covers postponing the whole series in order, one slot after another.
- Synonym延期えんきNeutralThe most general word for postponement; 「順延」 specifically means pushing dates back in order, e.g. by a day each.
- Synonym猶予ゆうよWrittenA written, formal word for deferring or granting extra time, as in 「執行猶予」; 「順延」 is for rescheduling events.
- Synonym先送りさきおくりNeutralPutting off a decision or action that should be handled now, often with a critical nuance; 「順延」 is neutral.
- Synonym日延べひのべWrittenA written, formal word for moving a scheduled date back or extending a period; it is rare, while 「順延」 is common in event notices.
- Related持ち越すもちこすNeutralCarries an issue, decision or work over to the next session or period; 「順延」 is about postponing the date itself.
- Related遅らせるおくらせるNeutralMakes something late or slows it down; 「順延」 refers to dates being pushed back in sequence.
- Antonym前倒しまえだおしNeutralMoving a schedule up so it happens earlier than planned — the opposite of 「順延」.
- Antonym繰り上げくりあげNeutralMoving something up to an earlier date or slot — the opposite of 「順延」.
Use 「延期」 for postponement in general and 「順延」 when events are pushed back in order, as in 「雨天順延」. For putting off a decision, say 「先送り」; for moving things earlier, 「前倒し」. The others cover specific cases: 「繰り延べる」 for schedules and payments, 「持ち越す」 for carrying issues over, 「遅らせる」 for delays, and the formal 「日延べ」 and 「猶予」.
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