atraso
Meanings
Noun
1. delay, lateness
2. arrears, arrear (chiefly in the plural)
3. retarded, mentally slow (offensive)
Examples2
El atraso de ese país es bien conocido.
The backwardness of that country is well known.
Los televisores con tubos de vacío son consideradas un atraso.
Televisions with vacuum tubes are regarded as being behind the times.