VocabJLPT N3
passage (of time)
NounSuru Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. passage (of time)
  2. 2. elapsing
  3. 3. progress
  4. 4. transit
This noun and verbal noun means the passage or lapse of time, or the progress of events over a period. It is used to describe how time has passed or how a situation has developed since a particular point. For example, it might be used to say that several months have passed since an event.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

How should I report the current progress to my boss?

Sentence 2

As a company, we have kept a record of how the situation has developed.

Sentence 3

No matter how much time passes, I won't forget my promise.

Sentence 4

I'll be in touch later regarding the progress on that matter.

Sentence 5

How on earth did things end up this way?