延えん期き

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延期する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	延えん期きする	延えん期きしない
Polite	延えん期きします	延えん期きしません
Past polite	延えん期きしました	延えん期きしませんでした
Past	延えん期きした	延えん期きしなかった
Te-form	延えん期きして	延えん期きしないで
Desire	延えん期きしたい	延えん期きしたくない
Potential	延えん期きできる	延えん期きできない
Passive	延えん期きされる	延えん期きされない
Causative	延えん期きさせる	延えん期きさせない
Causative passive	延えん期きさせられる	延えん期きさせられない
Volitional	延えん期きしよう
Polite volitional	延えん期きしましょう
Imperative	延えん期きしろ	延えん期きするな
Conditional	延えん期きすれば	延えん期きしなければ
Tara conditional	延えん期きしたら	延えん期きしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

postponement; deferment; adjournment

Used for rescheduling events, meetings, deadlines, or plans to a later date. Often appears as 延期する or 延期になる.

雨あめのため、運うん動どう会かいは来らい週しゅうに延えん期きされた。
The sports day was postponed to next week due to rain.
会かい議ぎの延えん期きを検けん討とうしています。
We are considering a postponement of the meeting.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を延えん期きするto postpone something (an event, meeting, etc.)
台たい風ふうのため、会かい議ぎを延えん期きすることにした。
Because of the typhoon, we decided to postpone the meeting.
〈事こと〉を〈時とき〉に延えん期きするto postpone something to a specific later date
結けっ婚こん式しきを来らい月げつに延えん期きした。
The wedding was postponed to next month.
延えん期きを発はっ表ぴょうするto announce a postponement
主しゅ催さい者しゃはイベントの延えん期きを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The organizer announced the postponement of the event.

Expressions

雨う天てん延えん期きpostponed because of rain
延えん期きになるbe postponed; be deferred; be delayed

Kanji

延prolong, stretching
期period, time, date

Related words· 17

順じゅん延えん
順延 specifically means postponing an event to the next available day (often due to weather), while 延期 is the general word for postponing to any later date.
先さき送おくり
先送り is a more casual, often negative-sounding word for putting something off, while 延期 is neutral and used in formal announcements.
持もち越こし
持ち越し means carrying something over to a later time or session, while 延期 specifically means postponing a planned event or deadline.
見み送おくりN3
延期 is a general word for postponing to a later date, while 見送り (in this sense) implies deliberately holding off a decision or action without necessarily setting a new date.

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据すえ置おきN1
延期 means postponing something to a later date, while 据え置き means leaving something unchanged without necessarily rescheduling it.
繰くり延のべ
延期 is a general word for postponing an event to a later date, while 繰り延べ is used specifically for carrying something forward within a schedule, accounting, or tax framework.
猶ゆう予よN1
延期 means postponing an event or scheduled date, while 猶予 emphasizes being granted extra time before an obligation, deadline, or punishment takes effect.
見み送おくるN3
延期する is a direct, formal word for postponing, while 見送る in this sense adds a nuance of deliberately shelving something for now rather than firmly rescheduling it.
遅おくらせるN1
延期する is a more formal word specifically for postponing a scheduled event to a later date, while 遅らせる is broader and can also mean slowing a process down.
後あと回まわしN2
延期 is a formal term for officially rescheduling something to a later date, while 後回し is a casual way of saying you'll deal with it after other things.
持もち越こす
延期する is used for postponing scheduled events or dates, while 持ち越す focuses on carrying unfinished matters or issues to a later time.
伸のばすN4
延期する specifically means to postpone a scheduled event, while 伸ばす more broadly covers pushing back a deadline or extending a duration.
見み合あわせるN2
延期する is a plain, neutral word for postponing to a later date, while 見合わせる carries a cautious nuance of holding off until circumstances are reconsidered.
ずらすN3
延期する means to postpone an event entirely to a later time, while ずらす can mean shifting a schedule slightly earlier or later, or staggering it.
モラトリアム
延期 means postponing an event to a later date, while モラトリアム refers more broadly to a formal freeze or suspension of an obligation, not just a rescheduling.
遅おくらすN1
延期する means to formally reschedule an event to a later date, while 遅らす simply means to make something occur or proceed later without necessarily setting a new fixed date.
保ほ留りゅうN2
延期 means postponing an event to a specific later date, while 保留 suspends a decision or action without setting a new date.

Opposites

中ちゅう止しN4
延期 means an event is pushed to a later date, whereas 中止 means the event is cancelled outright and will not happen.
前まえ倒だおし
延期 means postponing something to a later date, the opposite of 前倒し, which moves it to an earlier date.

Don't confuse with

延えん長ちょうN2
延期 means postponing the start of something to a later date, while 延長 means extending the duration of something already underway.
中ちゅう止しN4
延期 means to postpone an event to a later date, whereas 中止 means to cancel it entirely with no plan to hold it later.

Word family

無む期き延えん期き
indefinite postponement
無む期き限げん延えん期き
indefinite postponement; putting on hold

Etymology

Compound of 延 (extend, prolong) and 期 (period, time). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination naturally conveys 'extending a scheduled time'.