引ひき時どき

Don't confuse with

• 引ひき際ぎわ

  退き際 focuses on the manner or moment of actually withdrawing (e.g. doing it gracefully), whereas 引き時 focuses on judging when that moment has arrived.

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Written forms

• 引ひき時どきUsage100%

  Standard attested spelling and the high-priority form.

• 引ひき時どき

  Attested variant without okurigana; 引き時 is generally clearer for learners.

• 退ひき時どき
  rarely-used kanji form

  Rare kanji form; the spelling emphasizes withdrawing or stepping back.

Etymology

A compound of 引く in the sense of pulling back or withdrawing and 時 meaning time. The reading とき becomes どき through common compound voicing.