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先延ばしにする (さきのばしにする) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

先さき延のばしにする

Meanings

1

expression, suru verb (irregular)

delay; put off; procrastinate

Used for intentionally postponing tasks or decisions, often with a nuance of avoidance.

難むずかしい問もん題だいは先さき延のばしにしがちだ。
We tend to put off difficult problems.
決けつ断だんを先さき延のばしに

する

の

は

よく

ない

。

It's not good to delay making a decision.

Kanji

先before, ahead, previous
延prolong, stretching

Similar words

延えん期きする
延期する is more formal and often used for scheduled events or official postponements, while 先延ばしにする is more casual and implies procrastination or putting something off indefinitely.
後あと回まわしにする
後回しにする means to put something off to a later time, often in a sequence of tasks, while 先延ばしにする emphasizes the act of delaying without a clear new timeline.

Etymology

Compound of 先 (saki, 'ahead, future') + 延ばし (nobashi, 'stretching, extending') + にする (ni suru, 'to make it so'). Literally 'to make it a stretching into the future'.