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遅おくれる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue
usu. 遅れる
It seems we are a little late.
2. to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be behind (the times)
oft. 後れる
3. to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
oft. 後れる
4. to be slow (of a clock or watch)
Alt. forms
遅おくれる
87%
おくれる
11%
後おくれる
Kanji used
遅
slow
Pitch accent
お
くれる
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Conjugations...Used in: 5060
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
to get a late start
to fail to escape
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
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Examples (186 in total)
I think I'll be late.
I wonder if I'm late.
Don't be late for work.
It's behind schedule.
Spring will be late.
The response was delayed.
Oh, the train is being delayed.
Has Flight 123 been delayed?
I think that they will be late.
I might be a bit late.
I'm very sorry for being late.
Don't be late for school tomorrow.
I was late for school yesterday.
If we don't leave soon, we'll be late.
It seems we are a little late.
You got here late, didn't you?
You are always late.
If we don't hurry, we'll be late.
I promise I won't be late tomorrow.
If you don't hurry, you'll be late.
I'm sorry for the late response.
I was late because of the rain.
I might be late.
I'm sorry for the delay in responding.
Excuse me, I apologize for the late introduction.
Sorry I'm late for the meeting.
Listen, don't you ever be late again, okay?
She will be late for dinner.
Hello, I wonder if I'm a little late?
It seemed that the bus had been late.
Skin regeneration is also delayed, you know.
I may be late for dinner.
I might be a few minutes late.
I'm awfully sorry that I was late.
The execution of the budget is behind schedule.
The bus is late again.
I was late because my car broke down.
I told him not to be late.
He's likely to be late.
It's embarrassing to be late for a date.
My period is five weeks late.
Hurry up, or you'll be late.
The mail is delayed because of the strike.
The plane was delayed on account of bad weather.
I'll go, all right, but I'll be a little late.
Please tell me why you were late.
Try to keep up with him.
This is the reason why I came late.
She is never late for school.
Can you explain why you were late?
He was late because of the snow.
We may be late for school.
We arrived a little late.
I warned him not to be late.
Chances are that I will be late for work.
You must not be late to school again!
Tell him not to be late for school.
On account of an accident, I was late for school.
If I don't get up early, I'll be late for club activities!
I was late for school this morning.
At the most, you'll only be 30 minutes late.
This time, the twins appear late.
I'm late in saying this, but happy birthday!
The train was late, and I missed my connection.
The train arrived ten minutes behind time.
I'm truly sorry for being late.
I'm sorry for being late because work dragged on.
I was angry because he was late.
Your payment is now two months overdue.
Sorry, I'm 30 minutes late because I overslept.
On Mondays, the buses are late more often than not.
Did the plane make up for the lost time?
"Why were you late?" "Because I got stuck in traffic."
I must apologize for the delay.
The train was delayed by a heavy snowfall.
Don't be late for school again.
I overslept so I was late to school.
I'm a day late, but "Happy Birthday!".
He is trying to keep up with the current of the times.
Sorry for the wait, I'm a little late.
I don't know why he was late.
If I'm late, don't wait for me.
Tell me the reason why you were late for school.
This is why I was late for school.
He came to school very late.
Why are you always late?
He came late as usual.
Sorry, I'm probably going to be about 20 minutes late.
Why are you always late for school?
He's always late to class.
He arrived late as usual.
As a result, it is unknown to what extent there was a delay.
You should apologise to him for being late.
She came damn late.
He left early in order not to be late.
I'm too slow to put my hands out and go face-first into the stairs.
We were late because of the heavy snow.
This clock loses three minutes a day.
He is sometimes late for school.
They arrived late because of the storm.
I apologize for the delay in detecting the crisis.
She tends to be late for school.
My watch loses three minutes a week.
Since the bus was late, I took a taxi.
You shouldn't blame him for being late.
The bus was delayed an hour by the accident.
That is why I was late for class yesterday.
My watch loses five minutes a day.
The more the response is delayed, the more public dissatisfaction accumulates.
The plane will arrive at the airport thirty minutes late.
Garbage collection was delayed because of the snow.
Publication of this month's issue will probably be delayed one week.
I wonder why John is always late for school.
Leave now, or you'll miss the train.
I was late because of the traffic.
She is rarely late for appointments.
Don't be late for school so often.
As is often the case with him, he was late for class today.
We hurried so as not to be late for the concert.
The concert starts at seven. We must not be late.
He apologized to her for being late.
Ben is behind them, but he'll soon catch up with them.
"Why are you late, Tom?" "I was eating lunch."
Robert has not yet been late for a meeting.
I am afraid your watch is two minutes slow.
The bride's father arrived late to the wedding.
We must keep up with the times.
He apologized to us for being late.
Many people were late for the concert.
I hurried to make up for the lost time.
Our arrival at Narita was delayed by an hour.
Thank you very much for informing me that the shipment will be delayed.
I just wanted to let you know I'll be late tomorrow morning.
He doesn't always come late.
I apologized for having been late for school.
Like you, I was also late for school yesterday.
We were late for school because it rained heavily.
They criticized me for coming late.
Harry was late for class yesterday because of his accident.
It happened that the train was delayed on account of snow.
My watch loses three minutes a day.
A thick fog delayed our flight.
I can't keep up with the topic that was suddenly brought up, so my reaction is slow.
All you have to do is apologize for being late.
He often mistakes the time, and is late for his appointments.
What if he should happen to be late?
I'd like to join later if possible, but I'll probably be late.
We'll meet at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. Don't be late.
I bought a new computer to keep up with the times.
I ran and ran; otherwise I might have been late.
The celebratory mood will likely spread to the regions as well, albeit with a delay.
The pilot explained to us why the landing was delayed.
Her mother scolded her for being late for supper.
As you know, we were late due to the heavy rain.
He reads the newspaper in order to keep up with the times.
He took a taxi so as not to be late for the party.
The jet plane reached Narita an hour late.
The train was late, but I still got to work on time.
The train was delayed for two hours because of the heavy snow.
Hurry up, Martin. We're already late!
What reason did he give for being so late?
I bet he arrives late – he always does.
We demanded that he explain to us why he was late.
The number of students who were late for school was much smaller than I had expected.
We should read the newspaper so as not to lag behind the times.
The development of the country is falling behind that of Japan.
He explained to Mary why he was late for her birthday party.
This year the cherry blossoms are coming out a little later than usual.
The train was delayed, so I could not arrive there on time.
It seems the volleyball player will be punished for being late for the game.
The TV news program help us keep up with the world.
A rush-hour traffic jam delayed my arrival by two hours.
I'm pretty sure he came late on purpose.
I read books and magazines to keep up with the times.
As usual, the physics teacher was late for class.
Since the bus was late, we had to wait in the rain a long time.
She is proud of never having been late for school.
Tomorrow morning, we will regroup at 8 o'clock. Don't be late.
As usual, Mike was late for the meeting this afternoon.
It is by reading newspapers and books that we can keep up with the time.
The small country is making great efforts to keep up with other developing countries.
I was late for the meeting with the result that I missed the most important part.
On a rainy morning he left his house early so as to be in time for school.
You are ten minutes behind the appointed time.
The bus arrived ten minutes late.
I took the 10:30 train. However, it was ten minutes late.