遅

impatiently; eagerly

perfect attendance and punctuality (at school or work)

woman who missed the chance of getting married (because she is too old)

Sports

to swing late (at a ball)

to start slowly; to lag behind

not being late (for school, work, etc. over a certain period); never being late

Idiomatic expression

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

Sensitive

mental retardation

elaborate but slow execution; polished but slow work

sooner or later

slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake

a month or older

back numbers of a monthly

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

'taru' adjective

long and balmy (of a spring day)

Computing

low delay; low latency

slow start

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

better being rough and ready than slow and elaborate; better being brisk and sharp than slow and prudent

slightly late; just after

belated