No. 3,601 in Japanese
遅い
Slow; late.
In a sentence
電車が遅い。
The train is slow.
Here, "遅い" is used to describe the train's movement speed, indicating it is slow.
宿題を提出するのが遅い。
Submitting homework is late.
In this sentence, "遅い" describes the timeliness of the action, indicating it is overdue.
彼の反応は遅いです。
His reaction is slow.
"遅い" in this context is used to describe the speed of his reaction, implying it is not prompt.
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