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遅おくれをとる
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, る)
1. to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
Alt. forms
後おくれを取とる
40%
遅おくれを取とる
32%
遅おくれをとる
14%
後おくれをとる
8%
おくれをとる
3%
Kanji used
遅
slow
Top 39100
Conjugations...Used in: 267
Composed of
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
Examples (3 in total)
He fell behind in his English class.
American students are falling behind in math.
Every time we go hiking, he falls behind.