遅

to start slowly; to lag behind

Idiomatic expression

to fall behind the times; to miss out (on an opportunity); to miss the boat; to miss the bus

Sensitive

mental retardation

belated; eleventh-hour

sooner or later

slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake

at the latest

to outlive

Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine

to be (too) late getting married

to fail to escape

Proverb

it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate

shilly-shally; hesitation; indecision; vacillation

being born after April 1 (school entrance date)

certificate of lateness (issued by a railroad company, etc.)

late payment interest; interest on late payments; default interest; interest on overdue accounts; penalty interest

'taru' adjective

long and balmy (of a spring day)

late closing

slow start

Medicine

tardive dyskinesia

Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine

Proverb

there is no point in hurrying; hurry no man's cattle; slow oxen (leaving Kyoto) end up in Yodo (just south of Kyoto), fast oxen also end up in Yodo

Proverb

there is no point in hurrying; hurry no man's cattle; fast oxen (leaving Kyoto) end up in Yodo (just south of Kyoto), slow oxen also end up in Yodo

slightly late; just after