延期

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 延期 is read as えんき and means postponement or delay of a scheduled event or starting time.
• Basic usage: It can describe a sports day being moved to the following week or an exhibit opening being delayed.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A schedule being postponed
  • 翌週に延期される means that the scheduled event is postponed until the following week. Example: 雨のため運動会は翌週に延期されました。
• Delaying the start
  • 開始を延期する means moving the planned starting time to a later point. Example: 準備が間に合わず、展示の開始を延期しました。