らちがあく

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of らちがあく – see the following entry.

【埒が明く】 [verb] (idiomatic) to make good progress; to go smoothly [verb] (idiomatic, often in the negative) to make little progress; to waste time Alternative spellings 埒があく, らちが明く, ラチがあく

(This term, らちがあく (rachigāku), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)