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Word · 単語
to be late
  1. 1 to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue — usu. 遅れる
  2. 2 to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.), to lag behind, to be behind (the times) — oft. 後れる
  3. 3 to be bereaved of, to be preceded by (someone) in death — oft. 後れる
  4. 4 to be slow (of a clock or watch)
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • Don't be late.

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  • I'm late, aren't I?

  • We are gaining a day.

  • Sorry to be late.

  • Forgive me for being late.

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