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前倒し (まえだおし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
moving forward ; acceleration ; front-loading
Refers to rescheduling something to an earlier date or completing it ahead of the original plan. Common in business, government, and project management contexts.
支し 払はら い を 前まえ 倒だお し し て 、 早そう 期き 割わり 引びき を 受う け た 。
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Kanji 倒 overthrow, fall, collapse Similar words 繰く り 上あ げ 繰り上げ also means moving something to an earlier time, but it often implies advancing within a fixed sequence or schedule, while 前倒し emphasizes bringing a future plan or deadline forward, often with a sense of proactive acceleration.
Etymology Compound of 前 (mae, 'front') and 倒し (daoshi, from 倒す taosu, 'to bring down'), literally 'bringing forward'. The term likely originated in business or bureaucratic contexts to describe advancing schedules or deadlines.
