NichiDict

遅らせる

おくらせる
後らせる
[okuraseru]
Illustration for 遅らせる

Meanings

1.IchidanTransitive

to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard; to put back (a clock)

Examples

台風の影響で出発を遅らせた

I delayed my departure due to the typhoon.

会議の開始を一時間遅らせてほしいと頼んだ。

I asked them to push the meeting start back by an hour.

老化を遅らせる食生活について調べた。

I looked into dietary habits that slow down aging.