臨時会議(りんじかいぎ)

りんじかいぎ
noun
emergency meeting; extraordinary meeting
formalbusinesswork
1. emergency meeting; extraordinary meeting; ad hoc meeting
A meeting convened outside the regular schedule to address an urgent or unexpected matter that requires immediate discussion.
臨時会議(りんじかいぎ)が招集(しょうしゅう)された。
An emergency meeting was called.
問題(もんだい)が発生(はっせい)したため、急遽(きゅうきょ)臨時会議(りんじかいぎ)を開(ひら)くことになった。
A problem arose, so it was decided to hold an emergency meeting on short notice.
社長(しゃちょう)が全部門(ぜんぶもん)の責任者(せきにんしゃ)を集(あつ)めて臨時会議(りんじかいぎ)を行(おこな)い、対策(たいさく)を協議(きょうぎ)した。
The president gathered all department heads for an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures.

A compound of 臨時(りんじ) (extraordinary, ad hoc) + 会議(かいぎ) (meeting, conference). Conveys urgency — used when a situation demands immediate collective discussion outside the normal meeting schedule.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 定期会議(ていきかいぎ): regular meeting (scheduled at fixed intervals)
  • 緊急会議(きんきゅうかいぎ): emergency meeting (even more urgent in tone)
  • 臨時総会(りんじそうかい): extraordinary general meeting (formal corporate/organizational term)

Related Words

Compare: 定期会議(ていきかいぎ) (regular meeting)
Compare: 例会(れいかい) (regular meeting)
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