Dictionary/遅滞ちたいChitai遅滞 (Chitai) is a Japanese noun meaning “delay, procrastination”.Meaningsnoun, suru verb, intransitive verbdelay; procrastinationKanji in 遅滞遅slow滞stagnateRelated words遅いslow遅れるto be late遅刻lateness手遅れbeing too late滞納falling behind (with a payment)滞在stay遅らすto delay渋滞(traffic) congestion停滞stagnation出遅れるto get a late start乗り遅れるto miss (a train, bus, etc.)遅延delay