繰り下げる

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 繰り下げる is read as くりさげる and means moving a time later or moving a rank down.
• Basic usage: It can describe delaying a match by an hour or lowering an athlete's ranking after a violation.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Moving a start time later
  • 繰り下げた means that the scheduled match start was moved back by one hour. Example: 雨の予報を受けて試合開始を一時間繰り下げた。
• Moving a ranking down
  • 繰り下げる means adjusting an athlete's ranking to a lower position. Example: 規則違反が判明し、選手の順位を繰り下げることになった。