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切り替え時 (きりかえどき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

切きり替かえ時とき

also: きりかえとき

Meanings

1

noun

time to switch over; time to change

Refers to the right moment to change something, such as clothes, equipment, or a course of action. Often used in everyday contexts.

そろそろ冬ふゆ服ふくから春はる服ふくへの切きり替かえ時どきだ。
It's about time to switch from winter clothes to spring clothes.
このプロジェクトは方ほう針しんの切きり替かえ時どきを迎むかえている。
This project is reaching a point where we need to change our approach.

2

noun

computing

Computing term for the time a system takes to respond to a request or input. Technical use.

サーバーの切きり替かえ時どきが長ながいと、ユーザー体たい験けんが悪あっ化かする。
If the server's response time is long, the user experience deteriorates.

Written forms

切り替え時
- きりかえどき
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading きりかえどき is more common than きりかえとき.
- きりかえとき
  Rare reading. きりかえどき is the usual pronunciation.
切り換え時
- きりかえどき
  Alternate kanji spelling using 換 (exchange). Less common but acceptable.
- きりかえとき
  Rare reading with alternate kanji. きりかえどき is the usual pronunciation.
きりかえとき

Kanji

切cut, cutoff, be sharp
替exchange, spare, substitute
時time, hour
換interchange, period, change

Similar words

切きり替かえ
切り替え is the act of switching or changing, while 切り替え時 specifically refers to the timing or moment for that switch.
タイミング
タイミング is a broader term for timing in general, whereas 切り替え時 is specifically about the right time to switch something.

Etymology

Compound of 切り替え (switch, change) and 時 (time). The reading どき is a rendaku form of とき.