振ふり遅おくれる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

swing late (at a ball)

Baseball term: the batter's swing is late relative to the pitch. Often used when the batter is overpowered by a fastball or off-speed pitch.

• 速そっ球きゅうに振ふり遅おくれて空から振ぶりした。

  He swung late on the fastball and missed.

• 変へん化か球きゅうに振ふり遅おくれないように練れん習しゅうしている。

  I'm practicing so I don't swing late on breaking balls.