が遅い

be slow (in speed or progress), be late; happen later than usual or expected

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phrase Common #6,398
be slow (in speed or progress) が marks what is slow.
JA: テンポが遅い。
EN: The tempo is slow.

トムは歩くのが遅い。

Tom walks slowly.

彼は物覚えが遅い。

He is a slow learner.

読むのが遅い。

I read slowly.

僕は覚えるのが遅いんだ。

I’m slow to learn.

トムは読むのが遅い。

Tom reads slowly.

テンポが遅い

The tempo is slow.

— イングリッシュ・ペイシェント (1996)

彼女は走るのが遅い。

She runs slowly.

速度が遅いと熱発生は少なくなると考えられている。

It is thought that slower speeds generate less heat.

私は歩くのが遅い。

I walk slowly.

彼はいつも仕事が遅い。

He’s always slow at his job.

すみません、頭の回転が遅いもので。

Sorry, I'm a bit slow on the uptake.

phrase Rare #26,897
be late; happen later than usual or expected Used when an event, arrival, or season occurs later than usual or expected.
JA: 今年は秋が遅いね。
EN: Autumn is late this year.

彼の父はいつも帰宅が遅い。

His father always comes home late.

彼女の到着が遅いのに彼らは心配した。

They were worried because she was late arriving.

彼は彼女が遅いのでいらいらした。

He was annoyed because she was late.

朝が遅い村だ

It's a village where people start their day late.

— 炎628 (1985)

今年は秋が遅いね。

Autumn is late this year, isn’t it?

ジムの父はいつも帰宅が遅い。

Jim's father always comes home late.

今年は夏が来るのが遅い。

Summer is late arriving this year.