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Phrase: Frozen in time
How does it feel to be slowly but surely thawing out?
It’s felt as if we have all been frozen in time for two years, and finally, we are beginning to see some semblance of normalcy.
When we say something seems frozen in time, we mean that it has not been changed or updated for a while.
Many people have put their lives on hold during the pandemic.
University students couldn’t go to class, weddings were delayed, and planned business expansions were shelved.
Everything is gradually starting up again, and people feel more comfortable being in a crowd.
Yesterday, I mentioned I was glued to my computer screen watching ice hockey.
The stadiums are packed to the rafters, and the outside viewing parties are also well-attended.
Society is no longer frozen in time, and the clock has started ticking again.
With that said, though, I wonder if Japan will unthaw or remain frozen in time.
During the pandemic, the worldwide use of communications technologies advanced by leaps and bounds.
New work styles, such as workcations, were invented, and developing types, such as remote or distributed work, went mainstream.
Japan is famous for being frozen in time when it comes to adopting technology in the workplace.
The Japanese countryside also remains frozen in time.
The changes in working styles forced by the pandemic created opportunities for white-collar workers to enjoy the tranquillity and drastically lower housing prices of the countryside while still earning a Tokyo salary.
Will companies now recall their workers to the Showa-style office work to become re-frozen in time?
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