手間取る
Meanings
Godan verb
Intransitive verb
1. to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
Kanji used
Pitch accent
てまどる
Examples3
「おはようございます。
"Good morning. You're a bit late today, aren't you?" "Yes, I ran into a bit of trouble."
昨日、
I had some trouble finding her house yesterday.
友だち
It took me a while to meet up with my friends.