伸(の)び悩(なや)む

のびなやむ
verb (godan)
to plateau, to stagnate, to level off
1. to plateau, to stagnate, to level off, to fail to grow
To stop growing or improving after a period of progress. Used for sales, skills, grades, economic indicators, and personal development.
売上(うりあげ)が伸(の)び悩(なや)んでいる。
Sales have plateaued.
成績(せいせき)が伸(の)び悩(なや)んで焦(あせ)っている。
My grades have stagnated and I'm getting anxious.
景気(けいき)の回復(かいふく)が伸(の)び悩(なや)む中(なか)、新(あたら)しい対策(たいさく)が求(もと)められている。
With the economic recovery stalling, new measures are being called for.

CONJUGATION: 伸(の)び悩(なや)む is a godan verb (む row). Te-form: 伸(の)び悩(なや)んで.

COMPOSITION: 伸(の)びる (to grow, to extend) + 悩(なや)む (to worry, to struggle). The combination means "to struggle to grow" — growth that has hit a wall.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 売上(うりあげ)が伸(の)び悩(なや)む (sales stagnate)
  • 成績(せいせき)が伸(の)び悩(なや)む (grades plateau)
  • 景気(けいき)が伸(の)び悩(なや)む (economy stagnates)
  • 伸(の)び悩(なや)み (noun form: stagnation, plateau)
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