Polite noun used when referring to going ahead of someone or doing something before others. Often used in set phrases like お先に.
どうぞお先にお入りください。
Please go ahead and enter.
the future
Used in polite contexts to refer to what lies ahead or the future, often in contrast to the present.
お先のことは誰にもわからない。
No one knows what the future holds.
pardon me for leaving first
Interjection used when leaving before others, typically in a workplace or social setting. Often part of the longer phrase お先に失礼します.
See also: お先に失礼します
お先にどうぞ。
After you.
Excuse me for leaving before you.
before; ahead; previously · pardon me for leaving (before you)
flunky; cat's-paw; tool
very bleak outlook; dim prospects
Polite form of 先 (さき, 'ahead'/'future') with the honorific prefix お. The interjection sense is a shortening of お先に失礼します.