書(か)き入(い)れ時(どき)

かきいれどき

noun

busy season, peak business period

1. busy season, peak business period

The time of year when a business is at its busiest and earns the most revenue.

年末(ねんまつ)は書(か)き入(い)れ時(どき)だ。

Year-end is the peak business season.

クリスマスはケーキ屋(や)の書(か)き入(い)れ時(どき)だ。

Christmas is the busy season for cake shops.

書(か)き入(い)れ時(どき)に体調(たいちょう)を崩(くず)すわけにはいかない。

I can't afford to get sick during the busy season.

ETYMOLOGY:
書(か)き入(い)れ refers to writing entries in an account book. The 時(どき) (time/period) when merchants were busiest writing in sales was the peak earning period, hence the meaning.

USAGE:
Used for any business or industry's peak earning period. Often appears in news and business contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

年末(ねんまつ)の書(か)き入(い)れ時(どき): year-end busy season
夏(なつ)の書(か)き入(い)れ時(どき): summer busy season
書(か)き入(い)れ時(どき)を迎(むか)える: to enter the busy season

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