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遲 meaning in English

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adverb

late(past a designated time)
adverb
[UK: leɪt] [US: ˈleɪt]

做總比不做好 adverb

better late than never(it's better to do something late, than to never do it at all)
adverb
[UK: ˈbe.tə(r) leɪt ðæn ˈne.və(r)] [US: ˈbe.tər ˈleɪt ˈðæn ˈne.vər]

verb

be late(arrive late)
verb
[UK: bi leɪt] [US: bi ˈleɪt]

preposition

behind time(arriving late)
preposition

adverb

late(past a designated time)
adverb
[UK: leɪt] [US: ˈleɪt]

到 /chídào/ verb

fall behind(to be late)
verb
[UK: fɔːl bɪ.ˈhaɪnd] [US: ˈfɑːl bə.ˈhaɪnd]

到的正義不是正義 phrase

justice delayed is justice denied(if a wrong is not redressed within a reasonable time, it is as though the wrong were not redressed at all)
phrase

到的正義非正義 phrase

justice delayed is justice denied(if a wrong is not redressed within a reasonable time, it is as though the wrong were not redressed at all)
phrase

verb

delay [delayed, delaying, delays](to put off until a later time)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈleɪ] [US: də.ˈleɪ]

noun

delay [delays](period of time before an event occurs)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈleɪ] [US: də.ˈleɪ]

adverb

sooner or later(set phrase; eventually)
adverb
[UK: ˈsuː.nə(r) ɔː(r) ˈleɪ.tə(r)] [US: ˈsuː.nər ɔːr ˈleɪ.tər]

verb

hesitate [hesitated, hesitating, hesitates](to stop or pause respecting decision or action)
verb
[UK: ˈhe.zɪ.teɪt] [US: ˈhe.zə.ˌtet]

noun

hesitation [hesitations](act of hesitating)
noun
[UK: ˌhe.zɪ.ˈteɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌhe.zə.ˈteɪʃ.n̩]

noun

torpor [torpors](being inactive or stuporous)
noun
[UK: ˈtɔː.pə(r)] [US: ˈtɔːr.pər]

adjective

dim [dimmer, dimmest](not smart)
adjective
[UK: dɪm] [US: ˈdɪm]

太少,太 noun

too little, too latenoun

姍姍來adverb

belatedly(in a belated manner)
adverb
[UK: bɪ.ˈleɪ.tɪd.li] [US: bə.ˈleɪ.təd.li]

verb

delay [delayed, delaying, delays](to put off until a later time)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈleɪ] [US: də.ˈleɪ]

noun

delay [delays](period of time before an event occurs)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈleɪ] [US: də.ˈleɪ]

latency [latencies](delay)
noun
[UK: ˈleɪtnt] [US: ˈleɪ.tən.si]

verb

put off(to delay)
verb
[UK: ˈpʊt ɒf] [US: ˈpʊt ˈɒf]

noun

postponement [postponements](the state of being adjourned)
noun
[UK: pə.ˈspəʊn.mənt] [US: postˈpoʊn.mənt]

adverb

later(more late)
adverb
[UK: ˈleɪ.tə(r)] [US: ˈleɪ.tər]