English–Japanese
“postponement” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajienki
Example
雨で試合を延期します。ame de shi ai o en ki shi ma su
We will postpone the game because of rain.
How to say “postponement” in Japanese
“Postponement” in Japanese is 延期 (enki).
It marks a planned event or deadline being moved to a later time rather than canceled.
Example sentences with 延期
会議の延期を取引先に伝えました。kai gi no en ki o torihiki saki ni tsuta e ma shi ta
I told our business partner about the postponement of the meeting.
Tips for using 延期
- Japanese speakers use 延期になる (enki ni naru) when a schedule changes without naming who made the decision, as in 試合が延期になる (shiai ga enki ni naru).