English–Japanese
“at the latest” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajiosokutomo
Example
遅くとも金曜日までに提出してください。oso ku to mo kin yō hi ma de ni tei shutsu shi te ku da sa i
Please submit it by Friday at the latest.
How to say “at the latest” in Japanese
“At the latest” in Japanese is 遅くとも (osokutomo).
Places an event or action at the last possible point allowed by a deadline.
Example sentences with 遅くとも
結果は遅くとも一週間後にお知らせします。kek ka wa oso ku to mo ichi shū kan go ni o shi ra se shi ma su
We will let you know the result in a week at the latest.
Tips for using 遅くとも
- When a Japanese notice uses 遅くとも (osokutomo), the following deadline is the latest acceptable time, not merely an approximate goal.