残(のこ)り時間(じかん)

のこりじかん
noun
remaining time; time left
1. remaining time; time left
The amount of time still left before a deadline, the end of a game, or the completion of an activity.
残(のこ)り時間(じかん)はあと5分(ごふん)だ。
There are five minutes of time remaining.
残(のこ)り時間(じかん)を確認(かくにん)する。
to check the remaining time.
試験(しけん)の残(のこ)り時間(じかん)が少(すく)なくなり、彼(かれ)は焦(あせ)り始(はじ)めた。
As the time left in the exam ran short, he began to panic.

Compound of 残(のこ)り (remainder, what is left) + 時間(じかん) (time). Used for countdowns, deadlines, sports matches, parking meters, and the like.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 残(のこ)り時間(じかん)わずか: very little time left
  • 残(のこ)り時間(じかん)を表示(ひょうじ)する: to display the time remaining

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 経過(けいか)時間(じかん): elapsed time — the opposite, time already passed
  • 制限(せいげん)時間(じかん): time limit — the total time allotted

Related Words

Contrast: 経過(けいか)時間(じかん) (elapsed time)
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