立たち遅おくれ

た

ち

お

く

れ

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

slow start; getting off to a late start; lagging behind

Refers to starting later than others or falling behind schedule; often used in contexts like work, projects, or trends.

彼かれは仕し事ごとの立たち遅おくれを取とり戻もどすために残ざん業ぎょうした。
He worked overtime to catch up on his late start at work.
新しん製せい品ひんの

開かい

発はつ

で

立た

ち

遅おく

れ

が

生しょう

じ

た

。

There was a delay in the development of the new product.

Written forms

立たち遅おくれUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
立たち後おくれUsage5%
Alternate kanji spelling using 後れ; less common but still encountered.

Kanji

立stand up, rise, set up
後behind, back, later
遅slow, late, back

Similar words

遅おくれ
遅れ is a general noun for delay or lateness, while 立ち遅れ specifically emphasizes a slow or delayed start.
出で遅おくれ
出遅れ also means a late start, but often implies missing an opportunity or being late to act, whereas 立ち遅れ focuses more on the initial slowness itself.

Etymology

Compound of 立ち (the continuative form of 立つ 'to stand') and 遅れ (the continuative form of 遅れる 'to be late'), literally 'standing late'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely originated from the idea of being slow to rise or start.