1.
crossing paths, passing each other, missing each other
The physical act of passing by someone going in the opposite direction or failing to meet due to different timing.
駅で行き違いになった。
We missed each other at the station.
電車が行き違いするのを待つ。
Waiting for trains to pass each other.
2.
misunderstanding, miscommunication
A failure to understand each other correctly, often due to different expectations or assumptions.
約束の時間に行き違いがあった。
There was a misunderstanding about the meeting time.
メールの行き違いで混乱が生じた。
Confusion arose from crossed emails.
意見の行き違いから喧嘩になった。
A difference in opinions led to an argument.
行き違いがあったようで、申し訳ありません。
There seems to have been a misunderstanding. I apologize.
行き違い can refer to physical or communicative misalignment.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 行き違いになる: to miss each other; to have a misunderstanding
- 行き違いがある: there is a misunderstanding
- 行き違いが生じる: a misunderstanding arises
RELATED EXPRESSIONS:
- 食い違い: discrepancy, disagreement
- 勘違い: misunderstanding, wrong assumption
- すれ違い: passing by; estrangement