Japanese word

早める

Pronunciation

Romajihayameru

Meaning

  • verbmove up

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)

More examples

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.

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • 会議を早めるkai gi o haya me ru

    move the meeting up

  • 開始時間を早めるkai shi ji kan o haya me ru

    move up the start time

  • 出発時刻を早めるshup patsu ji koku o haya me ru

    move up the departure time

  • 締め切りを早めるshi me ki ri o haya me ru

    move up the deadline

Similar words

前倒しするmaedaoshisuru: To move a planned event or deadline to an earlier time.
繰り上げるkuriageru: To move a scheduled event to an earlier time by changing its date or time.
速めるhayameru: To make an action or process happen faster.

Definition in Japanese

予定していた時点より早くなるように物事を進める。yo tei shi te i ta ji ten yo ri haya ku na ru yō ni mono goto o susu me ru

Word origin

早める (hayameru) is a native Japanese formation based on 早い (hayai, "early") and uses める (meru) to express causing something to take place earlier.

Usage tips

  • 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 meanings

  • accelerateverb

Opposites

  • 遅らせるokuraserudelayverb

Related words

  • 早めhayameearlier timenoun

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