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ビハインド (bihaindo) Japanese meaning: trailing | Kotomora

ビハインド

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ハ

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Meanings

1

trailing; behind in points

Sports term for being behind in score, goals, or position.

試し合あいはまだ前ぜん半はんだが、我わが

チーム

は

2

点てん

ビハインド

だ

。

It's still the first half, but our team is trailing by two points.

2

behind schedule

Business term for being behind schedule or behind on a plan.

プロジェクトは予よ定ていより一いっ週しゅう間かんビハインドしている。
The project is a week behind schedule.

Related words

遅おくれ
遅れ is a general native Japanese word for delay or lateness, while ビハインド is a loanword used mainly in sports and business contexts for being behind in score or schedule.

Opposites

リードN1
リード means being ahead in a score, while ビハインド describes being behind, its direct antonym in sports commentary.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'behind', used in Japanese primarily in sports and business contexts.