遅れ (Okure) is a Japanese noun meaning “delay, lag, falling behind, falling behind in”.
Meanings
- noundelay; lag; falling behind
- noun suffixfalling behind in; lagging behind in
Examples
彼女は学校に遅れがちだ。
She tends to be late for school.
彼は１時間遅れで現れた。
He turned up an hour later.
彼の遅れは弁解の余地はない。
There's no excuse for his delay.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).