JLPT N4 Elementary
遅れる
To be late, delayed, or fall behind.
Readings
Other forms
遅れます polite form
遅れた plain past
遅れて te-form
遅れない plain negative
後れる less common kanji
1 Verb (ichidan, intransitive)
To be late / delayed
Indicates failing to arrive by a scheduled time or a timepiece functioning slower than standard time.
Example
A もしもし 、 今 どこ ？
B ごめん ！ バス が 遅れてて 、 あと 10分 ぐらい かかりそう 。
[A:] Hello, where are you now? [B:] Sorry! The bus is running late, so it'll probably be another 10 minutes.
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2 Verb (ichidan, intransitive)
To fall behind
Describes lagging behind others or a standard in terms of progress, development, or trends.
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