遅らす (おくらす): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

遅らす (おくらす) means to delay / to slow down.

See example sentences below.

遅らす at a glance

遅らす

おくらすokurasu

N1verb

to delay / to slow down

遅らすおくらすokurasuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to delay / to slow down

Example 1

会議の開始を遅らす必要がある。

Translation

We need to delay the start of the meeting.

Example 2

雨で工事が遅らしてしまった。

Translation

The construction was delayed because of the rain.