適宜(てきぎ)

A versatile formal adverb that grants discretion to the person doing the action. When a superior says 適宜(てきぎ)やってください, it means "handle it as you see fit." Also functions as a na-adjective modifying nouns.

Common collocations

• 適宜(てきぎ)対応(たいおう)する: to respond as appropriate
• 適宜(てきぎ)判断(はんだん)する: to judge at one's discretion
• 適宜(てきぎ)修正(しゅうせい)する: to revise as needed
• 適宜(てきぎ)休憩(きゅうけい)を取(と)る: to take breaks as needed
• 適宜(てきぎ)な措置(そち): appropriate measures

Similar words

• 適切(てきせつ)に: appropriately — focuses on doing something correctly; less about personal discretion
• 随時(ずいじ): at any time / whenever — emphasizes timing flexibility rather than manner
• 臨機応変(りんきおうへん)に: flexibly / as circumstances require — emphasizes adaptability to changing conditions

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Formal. Very common in business communication, official documents, and instructions. In casual speech, 好(す)きなように or 自由(じゆう)に are more natural equivalents.