遅ち延えん

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遅延する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Formal term for a delay in schedules, processes, or systems. Often used in business, transportation, and technical contexts.

〈物もの〉が遅ち延えんするfor something (a train, flight, process) to be delayed
台たい風ふうの影えい響きょうで新しん幹かん線せんが遅ち延えんしている。
The bullet train is delayed due to the typhoon.
〈事こと〉に遅ち延えんが生しょうじるfor a delay to occur in something (a process, shipment, etc.)
システムの更こう新しんに遅ち延えんが生しょうじた。
A delay occurred in the system update.
〈数すう〉分ふんの遅ち延えんa delay of a certain number of minutes
この電でん車しゃは約やく15分ふんの遅ち延えんです。
This train is running about 15 minutes late.
遅ち延えんを取とり戻もどすto make up for a delay
作さ業ぎょう員いんは遅ち延えんを取とり戻もどすために夜よ通どおし働はたらいた。
The workers worked through the night to make up for the delay.

遅おくれN1
遅れ is the general, everyday word for being late or delayed, while 遅延 is the formal term used for scheduled or technical delays such as trains or system processes.
延えん滞たいN1
延滞 specifically refers to a delay in payment or a procedural deadline, whereas 遅延 is broader and covers schedules, transport, and systems as well.
遅ち配はい
遅延 is the general word for any delay or lateness, while 遅配 narrows this to delays in scheduled deliveries, payments, or rationing.
遅ち滞たい
遅延 and 遅滞 both mean formal delay, but 遅延 is typical for transportation or technical delays while 遅滞 more often describes a lag in progress or procrastination.

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渋じゅう滞たいN3
遅延 is a formal word for a delay in schedules, trains, or deliveries, while 渋滞 emphasizes the congestion or backlog causing the slowdown.
停てい滞たいN1
遅延 is a straightforward delay, often for schedules or transport, while 停滞 implies a prolonged halt or backlog rather than just being late.

遅ち刻こくN4
遅刻 means a person arriving late to a specific event, while 遅延 describes a schedule, vehicle, or system itself running behind.
遅ち々ち
遅延 is a concrete noun for a delay (e.g. of a train or schedule), while 遅々 is a literary adjective describing the slowness of ongoing progress, not a single delay event.

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Compound of 遅 (chi, 'late') and 延 (en, 'prolong'). The reading is on'yomi, and the word is used primarily in formal or technical contexts.