(n) delay
lag
postponement
falling behind
(P)
(n) (1) a month or older
(2) back numbers of a monthly
(adj-na,n) (1) being (too) late
(2) belated treatment
(P)
(v1,vi) to be late
to be delayed
to fall behind schedule
to be overdue
(P)
(n,adj-no) woman who missed the chance of getting married (because one is too old)
(adj-na,n) old-fashioned
(n) belated
(v1,vi) to get a late start
(P)
(n) (sens) mental retardation
(n,adj-no) belated
eleventh hour
(n) slow start
(v1) (1) to be (too) late getting married
(2) to be (too) late going somewhere
(v1,vi) to miss (train, bus, etc.)
(P)
(v1) to be slow in saying
(exp) to fall behind the times
(exp) to fall behind
to be beaten
to be defeated
(exp) to fall behind
to be beaten
to be defeated
(v1,vi) to start slowly
to lag behind
(exp,v1) to be (too) late getting married
(exp) belatedly
(exp) to miss the bus
to miss the boat