losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
being too late; losing one's final chance
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to start slowly; to lag behind
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
belatedly; though a little too late
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
to delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard
woman who missed the chance of getting married (because she is too old)
a month or older; back numbers of a monthly
blooming late; flowering late; blossoming late; late-flowering plant; late-blooming species (of plant)
stage fright; nervousness