遅らせる、後らせる
おくらせる
okuraseru
JMdict entry #1422010
- Ichidan verbtransitive verb to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard; to put back (a clock)
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
歯医者に行くのをどうして遅らせているのか。
ha isha ni iku no wo dou shi te okurase te iru no ka 。
Why have you delayed seeing the dentist?
冷たい天候が稲の発育を遅らせた。
tsumetai tenkou ga ine no hatsuiku wo okurase ta 。
The cold weather slowed the growth of the rice plants.