らちがあく

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of らちがあく – see the following entry.
埒が明く
[phrase] (idiomatic) to make good progress; to go smoothly
[phrase] (idiomatic, in the negative) to make little progress, make no progress, remain unsettled, 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.)