1.
to postpone, to delay, to put off
To move a scheduled event or deadline to a later time.
雨のため、試合が延期された。
The game was postponed due to rain.
会議を来週に延期してもいいですか。
May I postpone the meeting to next week?
決定を延期するのはよくない。
It's not good to put off making a decision.
台風が近づいているので、旅行を一週間延期することにした。
Since a typhoon is approaching, we decided to postpone the trip by one week.
工事は何度も延期されて、完成は来年になりそうだ。
The construction has been postponed many times, and it looks like it won't be finished until next year.
延期する is a transitive suru-verb meaning to postpone or delay something.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: Transitive (他動詞)
- Pattern: Xを延期する
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 試合を延期する (postpone a game)
- 会議を延期する (postpone a meeting)
- 旅行を延期する (postpone a trip)
- 決定を延期する (put off a decision)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 延期する vs. 遅らせる: Both mean to delay, but 延期する is used for rescheduling events, while 遅らせる is more general and can mean to slow down or make late.
Related Words
Related:
遅らせる (delay, make late)