они опаздывают

are late, are running late

ɐ p a z d ɨ v ə j ʊ t → опаздывать
о forms adverbs from adjectives + пазд be late + ыва forms imperfective verbs, often indicating ongoing or repeated action + ют 3rd person plural present
verb · third plural · present indicative Rare #32,852
are late, are running late
RU: Они опаздывают на поезд.
EN: They are late for the train.
Conjugation of опаздывать

Все куда-то спешат, все куда-то опаздывают.

Everyone is in a hurry somewhere, everyone is late somewhere.

— Служебный роман (1977)

Поезда опаздывают.

The trains are late.

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