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遅おくれ
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Meanings
Noun
1. delay; lag; falling behind
Suffix
2. falling behind in; lagging behind in
Other spellings
おくれ
Kanji used
遅slow
Pitch accent
おくれ
Used in vocabulary
手て遅おくれ
being too late; losing one's final chance
Noun
知ち恵え遅おくれ
mental retardation
Noun
時じ代だい遅おくれ
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
No-adjective
立たち遅おくれ
slow start
Noun
月つき遅おくれ
a month or older; back numbers of a monthly
Noun
出だし遅おくれ
belated
Noun
行いき遅おくれ
woman who missed the chance of getting married (because she is too old)
Noun
行ゆき遅おくれ
woman who missed the chance of getting married (because she is too old)
Noun
周しゅう回かい遅おくれ
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
Noun
流りゅう行こう遅おくれ
out of fashion; out of style; outmoded
Na-adjective
遅おくれ力りき率りつ
lagging power factor
Noun
Examples34
We must allow for some delays.
I'm sure everyone will make it on time.
He was impatient of any delays.
The train is twenty minutes behind time.
He made up for lost time by running fast.
I wish I could make up for lost time.