まったなし

まったなし

Japanese

Alternative spellings
待った無し 待ったなし

Etymology

From 待(ま)った (matta) + 無(な)し (nashi).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まったな​し [màttánáꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
• (Tokyo) まったなし [màttánáshí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ma̠t̚ta̠na̠ɕi]

Noun

まったなし • (matta-nashi) ^{←まつたなし (matuta-nasi)?}

1. (competition) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
2. (by extension) no longer able to postpone matters

   待(ま)ったなしの状況(じょうきょう)

   mattanashi no jōkyō

   a situation where action must be taken now

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN