1.
backwardness; underdevelopment; slow progress; lagging behind
The state of progressing slowly or falling behind compared to others. Used for economic development, technology adoption, policy implementation, and other measurable domains.
この地域は経済の遅進が課題だ。
Economic backwardness is a challenge in this region.
デジタル化の遅進が国際競争力に影響している。
The slow progress of digitalization is affecting international competitiveness.
少子化対策の遅進が長年指摘されてきたが、ようやく本格的な取り組みが始まった。
The slow progress on declining birthrate countermeasures has been pointed out for years, but serious efforts have finally begun.
Composed of 遅 (slow, late) and 進 (advance, progress). A formal word used in news, policy discussions, and academic contexts to describe falling behind in development or reform.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 経済の遅進: economic backwardness
- 遅進国: underdeveloped country
- 技術の遅進: technological lag
- 遅進を取り戻す: to make up for lost ground
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 後進: backwardness, underdevelopment — more common synonym
- 停滞: stagnation — implies no movement at all, not just slow movement
- 遅延: delay — focuses on timing rather than development level