尚早(しょうそう)

しょうそう
adjective
premature; too early
1. premature; too early
Describes doing or deciding something before the right time has come. Almost always appears in the set phrase 時期尚早(じきしょうそう).
それは時期尚早(じきしょうそう)だ。
That's premature.
結論(けつろん)を出(だ)すのはまだ時期尚早(じきしょうそう)だ。
It's still too early to draw a conclusion.
市場(しじょう)の状況(じょうきょう)を考(かんが)えると、投資(とうし)は時期尚早(じきしょうそう)だと思(おも)う。
Given market conditions, I think investing would be premature.

Almost always used in the set phrase 時期尚早(じきしょうそう) ("the time is too early"), as a predicate (〜だ). 尚早(しょうそう) rarely stands alone.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 時期尚早(じきしょうそう)だ: it's premature; too early
  • 時期尚早(じきしょうそう)との声(こえ): voices saying it's premature

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 早計(そうけい): hasty (judgment) — emphasizes jumping to conclusions too quickly
  • 早(はや)すぎる: too early — plain and everyday
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