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No. 13,649 in Spanish

retrasado

"Retrasado" means "delayed" or "behind schedule" in English.

In a sentence

  • El tren está retrasado.

    The train is delayed.

    In this sentence, 'retrasado' is used as an adjective to indicate that the train's schedule is not on time.

  • Él tiene un desarrollo retrasado para su edad.

    He has a delayed development for his age.

    Here, 'retrasado' is employed to describe a situation where something (development) is occurring later than typically expected for the person's age.

  • Llegué retrasado a la reunión esta mañana.

    I arrived late to the meeting this morning.

    In this case, 'retrasado' describes someone's state of being late to an event or commitment.

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