ずらす

ずらす · zurasu · JLPT N2 · verb-godan

to put off

⏳ Etymology: ずらす is the causative of ずれる (to slip out of line), so you make a schedule slip later.

ずれる means to slip or drift out of place. Its causative ずらす means to push something out of place on purpose, so a date or event gets shifted later, which is to put off or delay.

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