Japanese word

滞る

Pronunciation

Romajitodokōru

Meaning

  • verbbe delayed

Example

手続きが滞ります。te tsuzu ki ga todokō ri ma su

The procedure is delayed.

Illustration for 滞る (be delayed)

More examples

人手が足りないため、復旧作業が滞っています。hito de ga ta ri na i ta me fuk kyū sa gyō ga todokō tte i ma su

Recovery work is stalled because there are not enough workers.

Core concept

Describes a process, flow, or obligation that loses its forward movement and remains stuck instead of reaching its expected result.

Common phrases

  • 作業が滞るsa gyō ga todokō ru

    work is delayed

  • 返済が滞るhen sai ga todokō ru

    repayments fall behind

  • 物流が滞るbutsu ryū ga todokō ru

    distribution is disrupted

Similar words

遅れるokureru: To happen or be completed later than the expected time.
停滞するteitaisuru: To stop making progress and remain inactive for a period.
難航するnankōsuru: To proceed with difficulty because progress is slow or obstacles arise.

Definition in Japanese

物事の進みが悪くなり、予定どおりに進まない。mono goto no susu mi ga waru ku na ri yo tei dō ri ni susu ma na i

Word origin

The native Japanese verb 滞る (todokōru) is traditionally explained as a combination of とど (todo, "stopping") and こおる (kōru, "becoming fixed").

Usage tips

  • In Japanese, 滞る (todokōru) commonly describes payments, work, and procedures, so it can point to an accumulating backlog rather than only to a late event.

Other meanings

  • be left undoneverb
  • stagnateverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 滞りtodokōridelaynoun

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