be late; delayed; behind schedule
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be late; to arrive behind schedule; to be delayed (of transportation, mail, or work shifts)
Commonly used for public transportation, mail delivery, or scheduled shifts that fail to arrive on time.
Jīn今
tiān天
de的
yóu邮
jiàn件
tuō脱
bān班
le了
。
Today's mail is delayed.
Fēi飞
jī机
tuō脱
bān班
le了
liǎng两
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
。
The plane was delayed by two hours.
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Gōng公
jiāo交
chē车
tuō脱
bān班
shì是
cháng常
yǒu有
de的
shì事
。
It's common for buses to run behind schedule.