English–Japanese

“move up” in Japanese

Japanese

Also繰り上げる (kuriageru)

Pronunciation

Romajihayameru

Example

会議を早めます。kai gi o haya me ma su

I will move the meeting up.

Illustration for 早める (move up)

How to say “move up” in Japanese

“Move up” in Japanese is 早める (hayameru).

It reduces the time before an event or result by moving it earlier or speeding up its progress.

Full entry for 早める: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 早める

参加者が多いので、受付の開始を早めました。san ka sha ga ō i no de uke tsuke no kai shi o haya me ma shi ta

Since there are many participants, we moved up the start of registration.

Tips for using 早める

  • When a meeting, deadline, or departure is moved to an earlier time, Japanese uses 早める (hayameru) for the change rather than describing the event as simply early.

Other Japanese words for “move up”

出発時刻を繰り上げます。shup patsu ji koku o ku ri a ge ma su

We move up the departure time.

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