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一時逃れ (いちじのがれ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
temporary evasion ; quibbling ; temporizing
Refers to avoiding a problem or responsibility temporarily, often by making excuses or using evasive tactics. The act of buying time rather than facing an issue directly.
たい
策さく
で
は
根こん
本ぽん
的てき
な
解かい
決けつ
に
なら
ない
。
Such a temporizing measure won't lead to a fundamental solution.
Similar words その 場ば しのぎ その場しのぎ also means a temporary fix or stopgap, but emphasizes making do with what is available at the moment, while 一時逃れ focuses on evading or delaying the issue itself.
先さき 延の ばし 先延ばし means postponement or putting something off, often without the connotation of evasion or quibbling that 一時逃れ carries.
Etymology Compound of 一時 (いちじ, 'temporary') and 逃れ (のがれ, 'escape, evasion'), from the verb 逃れる (のがれる).