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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

少しでも遅れることは許されなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

少し でも 遅れる こと 許されなかった

English Translation

It allowed of no delay.

Furigana

(すこ)しでも(おく)れることは(ゆる)されなかった。

Romanji

Sukoshi demo okureru koto wa yurusarenakatta.

Words

少し (すこし)
small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance
でも (でも)
but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do
遅れる (おくれる)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
許す (ゆるす)
to permit; to allow; to approve; to tolerate; to exempt (from fine); to excuse (from); to pardon; to forgive; to release; to let off; to confide in; to give up; to yield

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い
Meanings: slow, late, back, later
Readings: キョ、 ゆる.す、 もと
Meanings: permit, approve