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出遅れる · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

get a late start; start behind others

Often used when someone leaves or begins later than expected, falling behind in a race, competition, or schedule.

〈事こと〉に出で遅おくれるto get a late start on something (e.g. a race, market, project)
うちの会かい社しゃは新あたらしい市し場じょうへの進しん出しゅつに出で遅おくれた。
Our company got a late start entering the new market.
出で遅おくれを取とり戻もどすto make up for a slow start
序じょ盤ばんの出で遅おくれを取とり戻もどすため、後こう半はんは全ぜん力りょくを尽つくした。
We gave it our all in the second half to make up for the slow start.
対たい応おうが出で遅おくれるto be slow to respond (compared to others)
政せい府ふの対たい応おうが出で遅おくれたことが批ひ判はんされた。
The government was criticized for its slow response.

遅おくれるN4
遅れる is the general verb for being late or delayed at any point, while 出遅れる specifically means falling behind right from the start.
立たち遅おくれる
立ち遅れる means falling behind others in development or progress over time, whereas 出遅れる focuses on missing a good start at the very beginning.

先さきんじる
先んじる means to act first or get ahead of others, the opposite of 出遅れる, which means starting late and falling behind.

遅ち刻こくN4
遅刻する means being late for a specific scheduled time like school or a meeting, while 出遅れる means falling behind at the start of a competition or endeavor rather than missing a set time.

Compound of 出 (で, 'out, start') + 遅れる (おくれる, 'to be late').