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Keyword
slow
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 4
Heisig1148
Old form遲
Readings
おそ
(55%)
おく
(35%)
ち
(9%)
Composed of
尸
corpse with a flag
羊
sheep
⻌
road
Used in vocabulary (150 in total)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
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
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
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Examples (200 in total)
He is always late.
That's why I was late.
Is that why you were late?
That is because I got up late.
Since it's already late, I'll go home.
Please be quiet. It's late already.
It's late.
It's late, so go to bed.
It's late. Go home.
I'm a slow learner.
He usually comes home late.
She got up late.
Hurry up. It's late.
I woke up late yesterday.
I walk very slowly.
I walk slowly.
I always get up late.
It was late, so I went home.
It's getting late, so I'm going home.
Sorry, I'm late.
I usually get up late.
If I'm late, I'll call.
The boy who lives next door often comes home late.
Are you going to be late today?
She apologized to his father for coming home late.
They're late, as usual.
Your replies have been slow lately. Have you been busy?
He's always late to class.
Tell me the reason why you were late for school.
You are always late.
On a rainy morning he left his house early so as to be in time for school.
Why are you always late for school?
I bet he arrives late – he always does.
This is why I was late for school.
This is the reason why I came late.
Sorry, I'm probably going to be about 20 minutes late.
That's the reason she's late.
If we don't leave soon, we'll be late.
Why are you always late?
Why are you late?
I might be late.
If I'm late, don't wait for me.
It's behind schedule.
Don't be late for work.
Work is behind schedule.
Can you explain why you were late?
Like you, I was also late for school yesterday.
You may be late for school.
You got here late, didn't you?
You won't be late, will you?
The number of students who were late for school was much smaller than I had expected.
I'll be late for school!
I might be a bit late.
Try to keep up with him.
I warned him not to be late.
He arrived late as usual.
He came late as usual.
He is always late for school.
He's always late for class.
He doesn't always come late.
He will doubtless be late.
What reason did he give for being so late?
He's often late for work.
He often comes late to school.
He came to school very late.
He was late because of the snow.
He turned up 30 minutes late.
Their late arrival was owing to the rain.
They could reach there without delay.
I think that they will be late.
She is never late for school.
She didn't mention the reason for being late.
She is often late for school on a rainy day.
If you don't hurry, you'll be late.
Unless you hurry, you'll be late for school.
Hurry up, or you will be late for school.
Hurry up. You'll be late for school.
We demanded that he explain to us why he was late.
If we don't hurry, we'll be late.
If you don't eat fast, you'll be late for school.
I just wanted to let you know I'll be late tomorrow morning.
Don't be late for school tomorrow.
I promise I won't be late tomorrow.
Spring will be late.
I was late for school yesterday.
In case I am late, you don't have to wait for me.
Chances are that I will be late for work.
I apologized for having been late for school.
I don't know why he was late.
We may be late for school.
We arrived a little late.
Are we going to be late?
I'm sorry for the delay in responding.
I'm sorry for the late response.
Please pardon me for coming late.
I'll be there, although I may be late.
I'm very sorry for being late.
You must apologize to her for coming late.
I told her not to be late.
I think I'll be late.
I was late because of the rain.
You must not be late to school again!
She promised not to be late again.
Some college teachers come to class late and leave early.
You should apologise to him for being late.
She came damn late.
She came late as usual.
It's too late to go out now.
It's late, so turn off the TV.
We were late for school because it rained heavily.
Tell him not to be late for school.
Spring is late this year.
"Fast" is the opposite of "slow."
When you listen to music while running, it sounds slower.
Sorry I'm late for the meeting.
He's always late to meetings.
You are late. The meeting finished thirty minutes ago.
Fall is late this year.
On account of an accident, I was late for school.
I was late for school on account of an accident.
They criticized me for coming late.
Harry was late for class yesterday because of his accident.
He made many excuses for being late.
She excused herself for coming late.
I'm sorry for being late.
He left early in order not to be late.
I left early so as not to be late.
I'm pretty sure he came late on purpose.
This clock loses three minutes a day.
That was because my watch was five minutes slow.
We were late because of the heavy snow.
Father reached his office later than usual this morning.
As a rule, I get up late, but this morning was different.
I got up late this morning.
I got up very late this morning.
I was late for school this morning.
Why did you come home so late?
He sometimes comes home late.
I was late for the meeting with the result that I missed the most important part.
She should have arrived late last night.
Oh, the train is being delayed.
She hurried to the station only to miss the train.
I left home later than usual, but I was still able to catch my train.
The train seems to be late.
Perhaps the train has been delayed.
The train was delayed on account of snow.
The train arrived at the station thirty minutes behind schedule.
The train will be twenty minutes late.
It seems that dinner will be late.
She will be late for dinner.
It's getting late. I don't wanna go home alone.
We should read the newspaper so as not to lag behind the times.
It's too late to apologize now.
They arrived late because of the storm.
We were late because of the storm.
At the most, you'll only be 30 minutes late.
They are hardly likely to come at this late hour.
I read books and magazines to keep up with the times.
He is slow to decide, but he is quick to act.
I went to bed a little later than usual.
I arrived later than usual.
This morning I got up later than usual.
She scolded the child for coming home so late.
If I'm late, I'll be scolded.
I'm late in saying this, but happy birthday!
It seemed that the bus had been late.
She was late for the bus.
When it rains, the buses are late more often than not.
The development of the country is falling behind that of Japan.
My computer is very slow.
My computer is slow.
I'll be home by midnight at the latest.
It happened that the train was delayed on account of snow.
They had to change their schedule because the train arrived late.
The train's departure will be delayed.
The train was delayed because of an accident.
The train was delayed because of snow.
The train was delayed by snow.
The train is 30 minutes overdue.
We were worried we might miss the train.
Owing to the snow, the train was delayed.
That is why he was late for school.
That's why I came late.
Once in a while, she is late for school.
Why were you late?
Ann apologized to her teacher for coming to school late.
Bill was late for school as usual.
Never be this late again.
Never be late for school again.
I'll be careful never to be late again.
You were almost late again today.
Why were you late this morning?
Why were you late for school this morning?
I'm going to be late for work.
I was late for work.
You were late for work.
I can't believe it, my bike isn't here! Did somebody steal it? I'm going to be late for class!
Our teacher warned him not to be late again.
She was late once again.
I'm going to be late for school!