オクレ
Meanings
Noun
1. delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
Pitch accent
クレ
Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
being too late; losing one's final chance
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
Examples (13 in total)
He's worried that he might be late.
We must allow for some delay.
The train was three hours late.
There's no excuse for his delay.
Delays in deliveries are occurring due to accumulated snow.
I attributed the delay in delivery to a traffic jam.
Due to bad weather, the plane arrived three hours late.
The delay forced us to stay overnight in an expensive hotel.
Many roads are flooded. As a result there are long delays.
They're 30 minutes behind schedule.
Tom turned up thirty minutes late.
The train arrived 30 minutes late due to a rise in the temperature of the rails.
The plane took off at 11:00 a.m; thirty minutes later than scheduled.