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Japanese word
追い込み
Pronunciation
Romajioikomi
Meaning
- nounfinal push
Example
試験前の追い込みが大切です。shi ken mae no o i ko mi ga tai setsu de su
The final push before the exam is important.
More examples
大会が近づくと、練習の追い込みに入ります。tai kai ga chika zu ku to ren shū no o i ko mi ni hai ri ma su
As the competition approaches, we enter the final stage of our training.
Core concept
Describes concentrated effort that drives a task toward completion as the deadline or decisive moment approaches.
Common phrases
最後の追い込みsai go no o i ko mi
final push
追い込みに入るo i ko mi ni hai ru
enter the final stage
追い込みをかけるo i ko mi o ka ke ru
make a final push
Similar words
ラストスパートrasutosupāto: A strong final effort that accelerates progress toward a goal.
仕上げshiage: The final work that makes a nearly completed task ready.
大詰めōzume: The closing phase of a matter in which its outcome is about to be decided.
追い上げoiage: A late advance from behind that reduces a lead or gap.
Definition in Japanese
試験や仕事の期限が迫った時期に、目標を達成するために集中的に努力すること。shi ken ya shi goto no ki gen ga sema tta ji ki ni moku hyō o tas sei su ru ta me ni shū chū teki ni do ryoku su ru ko to
Word origin
追い込み (oikomi) comes from 追い込む (oikomu), formed from 追う (ō, "to pursue") and 込む (komu, "to put into"); it denotes pushing something into a final stage.
Usage tips
- In racing contexts, 追い込み (oikomi) can describe a late charge from behind, linking the everyday sense of a final push with a competitor's closing effort.
Other meanings
- final stagenoun
- final spurtnoun
- final stretchnoun