遅れる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb · Intransitive

   to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue

2. Ichidan verb · Intransitive

   to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be behind (the times)

3. Ichidan verb · Intransitive

   to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

4. Ichidan verb · Intransitive

   to be slow (of a clock or watch)

In Spanish

1. llegar tarde; llegar tarde; retrasarse

Kanji in this word

• 遅

Example sentences

• 電車でんしゃはほとんど一時間いちじかん遅おくれだった。

  The train was almost an hour behind time.

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• 月曜日げつようびにはバスはたいてい遅おくれる。

  On Mondays, the buses are late more often than not.

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