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遅おそい
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. slow; time-consuming; sluggish
2. late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); until a time far into the day or night
3. later (than expected or usual); late; behind schedule; behind time; tardy; overdue; unpunctual
4. too late; having missed the boat
5. dull; stupid
Alt. forms
遅おそい
96%
おそい
3%
晩おそい
遲おそい
鈍おそい
Kanji used
遅
slow
Pitch accent
お
そい
お
そ
い
Top 800
Used in: 5842
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to be slow-footed
slow-footed
slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake
Examples (81 in total)
It's late.
Hurry up. It's late.
My pulse is slow.
I'm a slow learner.
He is always late.
I woke up late yesterday.
Is that why you were late?
Since it's already late, I'll go home.
I walk slowly.
Sorry, I'm late.
I usually get up late.
They're late, as usual.
Spring is late this year.
"Fast" is the opposite of "slow."
Fall is late this year.
I'm sorry for being late.
It's too late to apologize now.
Time is passing by slowly today.
The end of the rainy season came late this year.
His mental development was slow.
That is because I got up late.
It's late, so go to bed.
I walk very slowly.
If I'm late, I'll call.
It's too late to go out now.
It's late, so turn off the TV.
It seems that dinner will be late.
My computer is very slow.
On weekends, I get up later than usual.
Bob came home very late.
Tom speaks slower than Bill.
Spring is late coming this year.
Please be quiet. It's late already.
That's why I was late.
He usually comes home late.
Are you going to be late today?
Your replies have been slow lately. Have you been busy?
When you listen to music while running, it sounds slower.
Why did you come home so late?
He sometimes comes home late.
I went to bed a little later than usual.
It being Sunday, I got up late in the morning.
Why is this website so slow?
I'm sorry I'm late replying to your email.
He will be back by Monday at the latest.
He returned home very late, as was often the case.
I apologize for the late reply.
Jim's father always comes home late.
She must come home by 9 at latest.
I am slow to adapt myself to new circumstances.
Though it was very late, he went on working.
I apologize for the delay in sending the agenda.
Father reached his office later than usual this morning.
It's getting late. I don't wanna go home alone.
They are hardly likely to come at this late hour.
She scolded the child for coming home so late.
I arrived too late to hear his speech.
The later they contact me, the better. That buys me time.
Please be here by eight at the latest.
You shouldn't drink so much coffee late at night.
I type faster than Tom, but slower than Mary.
Father scolded Junko for coming home so late.
The boy who lives next door often comes home late.
She apologized to his father for coming home late.
I may have to come home late; if I do, I'll call you.
I hope he will not let us down again by being late.
She adapted her teaching method to slow learners.
You must not insist on going out alone so late at night.
Though Jane is not a good runner, she can swim very fast.
She called me up very late last night.
Please check in at least an hour before leaving.
Some college teachers come to class late and leave early.
The inspector arrived at the school late on Monday morning.
I left home later than usual, but I was still able to catch my train.
As it's not a very safe area, I want to get home before it's late.
I went to bed later than usual.
You are late. The meeting finished thirty minutes ago.
I'll be home by midnight at the latest.
He is late. Let's wait for him till 5:30.
My life would probably have been quite different if I had been born a month later.
If he had come five minutes later, he would have missed the train.