Lingaku- to swing late (at a ball)sports
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
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- to swing late (at a ball)
This phrase is used in a sports context, particularly in baseball or similar ball games, to describe the action of swinging at a ball but doing so too late, often resulting in a missed opportunity to hit the ball effectively.
I swung late at the ball and ended up getting an easy out.
That player swung late and missed completely.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ふりおくれる振り遅れることがあるto sometimes swing lateばっとバットをふりおくれる振り遅れるto swing the bat lateぼうるボールにふりおくれる振り遅れるto swing late at the ballたいみんぐタイミングをふりおくれる振り遅れるto be late on timingしあい試合でふりおくれる振り遅れるto swing late in the gameふりおくれる振り遅れるくせ癖habit of swinging lateしあいちゅう試合中にふりおくれる振り遅れるto swing late during a matchふり振りおくれ遅れによるしってん失点points lost due to swinging late