noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
postponement; deferment; extension of time
Refers to allowing extra time before a deadline, obligation, punishment, or action must be carried out. Often appears in legal, administrative, and business contexts, as well as set phrases such as 一刻の猶予もない.
支払いの期限を一か月猶予してもらった。
I was given a one-month extension on the payment deadline.
判決では、刑の執行が猶予された。
In the judgment, execution of the sentence was deferred.
もう一刻の猶予もない。
There is not a moment to lose.