遅れた理由

reason for being late

→ 遅れる
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reason for being late Depending on context, 遅れた can mean that a person was late or that something was delayed.
JA: 彼が遅れた理由を知っていますか?
EN: Do you know why he was late?

トムは、遅れた理由を教えてくれなかったんだ。

Tom didn't tell me why he was late.

それが彼女の遅れた理由だ。

That's why she was late.

トムは遅れた理由について何も言わなかった。

Tom didn't say anything about why he was late.

これが私が遅れた理由です。

This is why I was late.

それが彼女が遅れた理由だ。

That's why she was late.