Lingaku遅れる【おくれる】
Frequency rank: 1,529.
- to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdueusu. 遅れる
- to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be behind (the times)oft. 後れる
- to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in deathoft. 後れる
- to be slow (of a clock or watch)
Ichidan verb; intransitive verb
Forms
Generated word frames (experimental)
[Person] is late for [Time]
[Object] is delayed for [Event]
[Student] is late to [Class]
[Person] is late for [Task]
[Person] falls behind in [Race]
[Clock] is slow for [Time]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue
- to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be behind (the times)
- to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
- to be slow (of a clock or watch)
This usage refers to being late for an appointment, a meeting, or any scheduled event.
I was late for the meeting yesterday.
This usage is about not keeping up with the pace in activities like sports, academics, or societal developments.
He is falling behind in his research.
This usage conveys the meaning of being bereaved or losing someone before oneself.
This usage indicates that a clock or watch is running slow and not keeping accurate time.
This clock is one minute slow.
Generated collocations (experimental)
おくれる遅れることきごう(おくれることきごう)the act of being lateおくれる遅れるよてい予定きごう(おくれるよていきごう)the schedule being delayedおくれる遅れるりゆう理由きごう(おくれるりゆうきごう)the reason for being lateおくれる遅れるいっぽ一歩きごう(おくれるいっぽきごう)to fall behind by one stepおくれる遅れるじかん時間きごう(おくれるじかんきごう)the time being delayedおくれる遅れることをおわびするお詫びするきごう(おくれることをおわびするきごう)to apologize for being lateおくれる遅れるがまんきごう(おくれるがまんきごう)tolerance for being lateおくれる遅れるかのう可能せい性きごう(おくれるかのうせいきごう)the possibility of being delayed
Generated related terms (experimental)
おくれる遅れる【おくれる】
To be late or delayed, often used in the context of arriving after the expected time.
はやめる早める【はやめる】
To make something earlier; to hasten or speed up an action or event.
ちこく遅刻【ちこく】
Refers specifically to being late, especially for appointments or scheduled events.
せんこう先行【せんこう】
To lead or precede, often used in the context of being ahead of others.
He took the exam ahead of others.
ちたい遅滞【ちたい】
Refers to delay or hindrance, often in a context of processes or activities.
There is a delay in the project, making progress difficult.
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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Delivery of the materials took two whole months so it will be late for the 12th of December.
Or rather it seems, Kensuke arrived at the studio at the same that I and the other two were still coming.
"Eh? Where's Keiko?" "Said she's got a parent and child meeting so she'll be late."
The train was held up for two hours on account of the snowstorm.
I left home early in the morning for fear that I should miss the train.