周しゅう回かい遅おくれ

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

lapped; one or more laps behind

Used in racing contexts (running, swimming, motorsports) to describe a competitor who has been overtaken by the leader and is now a full lap behind.

• 彼かれは周しゅう回かい遅おくれになったが、それでも走はしり続つづけた。

  He fell a lap behind, but kept on running.

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

behind the times; outdated

Figurative extension of the racing sense, used for people, ideas, or organizations that are lagging behind current trends or standards.

• その会かい社しゃの技ぎ術じゅつはもう周しゅう回かい遅おくれだ。

  That company's technology is already behind the times.