延(の)びる

のびる
verb (ichidan)
to be postponed; to be extended; to be delayed
自動詞 intransitivetime-generalchange
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present延(の)びる延(の)びない
Present polite延(の)びます延(の)びません
Past延(の)びた延(の)びなかった
Past polite延(の)びました延(の)びませんでした
て form延(の)びて延(の)びなくて
ている present延(の)びている延(の)びていない
ている polite延(の)びています延(の)びていません
ている past延(の)びていた延(の)びていなかった
ている past polite延(の)びていました延(の)びていませんでした
Conditional ば延(の)びれば延(の)びなければ
Conditional たら延(の)びたら延(の)びなかったら
Volitional延(の)びよう—
Volitional polite延(の)びましょう—
Potential延(の)びられる延(の)びられない
Passive延(の)びられる延(の)びられない
Causative延(の)びさせる延(の)びさせない
Imperative延(の)びろ延(の)びるな
1. to be postponed; to be delayed
For a scheduled event, deadline, or plan to be pushed back to a later time.
会議(かいぎ)が延(の)びた。
The meeting was delayed.
工事(こうじ)の完成(かんせい)が一(いっ)か月(げつ)延(の)びた。
The completion of the construction was delayed by one month.
Because of the rain, the game was postponed to next week.
2. to be extended; to be prolonged
For a period, distance, or duration to become longer.
寿命(じゅみょう)が延(の)びた。
Life expectancy has been extended.
The road extends out to the suburbs.
新(あたら)しい医療(いりょう)のおかげで平均寿命(へいきんじゅみょう)が大幅(おおはば)に延(の)びた。
Thanks to new medical care, average life expectancy has been greatly extended.

An ichidan verb meaning to be postponed or extended. Uses the kanji 延(えん) (to extend, to postpone), distinguishing it from the homophone 伸(の)びる (to stretch, to grow). The key difference is that 延(の)びる concerns time, schedules, and durations, while 伸(の)びる concerns physical stretching or growth.

Transitivity

Intransitive. The transitive counterpart is 延(の)ばす (to postpone, to extend).

Writing

  • 延(の)びる — for time, schedules, deadlines, distances, and durations
  • 伸(の)びる — for physical stretching, growth, and improvement

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 伸(の)びる — to stretch, to grow; focuses on physical extension or improvement in ability
  • 遅(おく)れる — to be late; emphasizes being behind schedule, while 延(の)びる means the schedule itself has been pushed back