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遅おくれ
Meanings
Noun
1. delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
Alt. forms
遅おくれ
84%
おくれ
6%
後おくれ
4%
オクレ
3%
Kanji used
遅
slow
Pitch accent
お
くれ
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Used in: 1372
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
being too late; losing one's final chance
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
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Examples (13 in total)
He's worried that he might be late.
We must allow for some delay.
The train was three hours late.
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