jam karet
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of jam (“time”) + karet (“rubber”).
Noun
jam karet (plural jam-jam karet)
- (figuratively) a cultural concept where time is flexible and schedules or deadlines are treated as approximate rather than rigid
Further reading
- “jam karet”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016