サイクル
Meanings
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Broadly used for any repeating cycle, such as a machine cycle, life cycle, or economic cycle.
The wash cycle of this washing machine is short.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉のサイクルthe cycle of ~
The economy repeats a cycle of booms and busts.
- サイクルを繰り返すto repeat a cycle
This factory repeats the same work cycle around the clock.
- サイクルが短い／長いthe cycle is short/long
Fashion trend cycles have become shorter lately.
- サイクルに乗るto get into a rhythm/cycle
Once I got into a daily rhythm, my work started going smoothly.