What does 遅い (osoi | おそい) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

脈が遅いです。
myaku ga osoi desu.
My pulse is slow.

彼は足が遅い。
kare wa ashi ga osoi.
He is slow of foot.

彼は物覚えが遅い。
kare wa monōboe ga osoi.
He is slow to learn.

彼女は走るのが遅い。
kanojo wa hashiru no ga osoi.
She is a slow runner.

彼は今日も帰りが遅い。
kare wa kyō mo kaeri ga osoi.
He is also returning late today.

彼の帰りは遅いと思う。
kare no kaeri wa osoi to omō.
I calculate he will be late coming home.

彼は覚えが遅いはずがない。
kare wa oboe ga osoi hazu ga nai.
He cannot be a slow learner.

彼の父はいつも帰宅が遅い。
kare no chichi wa itsumo kitaku ga osoi.
His father always comes home late.

彼女はそんなに遅いので驚いた。
kanojo wa sonnani osoi node odoroi ta.
She was surprised that it was that late.

彼は考えを実行に移すのが遅い。
kare wa kangae o jikkō ni utsusu no ga osoi.
He was slow in putting his idea into practice.

僕は新しい環境に順応するのが遅い。
boku wa atarashī kankyō ni junnō suru no ga osoi.
I am slow to adapt myself to new circumstances.

彼らはこんなに遅い時刻に来そうもない。
karera wa konnani osoi jikoku ni ki sō mo nai.
They are hardly likely to come at this late hour.

遅い！まったくちんたらちんたらと・・・。
osoi! mattaku chin tara chin tara to . . ..
You're late! Sheesh, dilly-dally dilly-dally ...

彼女は教え方を学習の遅い生徒に合わせた。
kanojo wa oshie kata o gakushū no osoi seito ni awase ta.
She adapted her teaching method to slow learners.

彼は決断するのは遅いが、行動するのは速い。
kare wa ketsudan suru no wa osoi ga, kōdō suru no wa hayai.
He is slow to decide, but he is quick to act.

彼は遅いですね。５時３０分まで待ちましょう。
kare wa osoi desu ne. go ji san zero fun made machi masho u.
He is late. Let's wait for him till 5:30.

彼は随分遅いので、途中で事故に遭ったのかもしれない。
kare wa zuibun osoi node, tochū de jiko ni atta no kamo shire nai.
Since he is very late, he may have met with an accident on his way.

先週あたりも誘ってくれていたが、夜が遅いので、泣く泣く断った。
senshū atari mo sasotte kure te i ta ga, yoru ga osoi node, nakunaku kotowatta.
I was invited last week as well, but it was late so I regretfully turned them down.

「少しうちに寄っていかない？」「いいの？」「うち共働きで親は遅いの」.
' sukoshi uchi ni yotte ika nai? ' ' ī no? ' ' uchi tomobataraki de oya wa osoi no '
"Want to drop round my place?" "Can I?" "My parents come home late as they both work.".

	The Japanese word
	遅い
	is pronounced
	osoi \| おそい
	means
	late, slow

	Examples:
	脈が遅いです。 myaku ga osoi desu. My pulse is slow.
	彼は足が遅い。 kare wa ashi ga osoi. He is slow of foot.
	彼は物覚えが遅い。 kare wa monōboe ga osoi. He is slow to learn.
	彼女は走るのが遅い。 kanojo wa hashiru no ga osoi. She is a slow runner.
	彼は今日も帰りが遅い。 kare wa kyō mo kaeri ga osoi. He is also returning late today.
	彼の帰りは遅いと思う。 kare no kaeri wa osoi to omō. I calculate he will be late coming home.
	彼は覚えが遅いはずがない。 kare wa oboe ga osoi hazu ga nai. He cannot be a slow learner.
	彼の父はいつも帰宅が遅い。 kare no chichi wa itsumo kitaku ga osoi. His father always comes home late.
	彼女はそんなに遅いので驚いた。 kanojo wa sonnani osoi node odoroi ta. She was surprised that it was that late.
	彼は考えを実行に移すのが遅い。 kare wa kangae o jikkō ni utsusu no ga osoi. He was slow in putting his idea into practice.
	僕は新しい環境に順応するのが遅い。 boku wa atarashī kankyō ni junnō suru no ga osoi. I am slow to adapt myself to new circumstances.
	彼らはこんなに遅い時刻に来そうもない。 karera wa konnani osoi jikoku ni ki sō mo nai. They are hardly likely to come at this late hour.
	遅い！まったくちんたらちんたらと・・・。 osoi! mattaku chin tara chin tara to . . .. You're late! Sheesh, dilly-dally dilly-dally ...
	彼女は教え方を学習の遅い生徒に合わせた。 kanojo wa oshie kata o gakushū no osoi seito ni awase ta. She adapted her teaching method to slow learners.
	彼は決断するのは遅いが、行動するのは速い。 kare wa ketsudan suru no wa osoi ga, kōdō suru no wa hayai. He is slow to decide, but he is quick to act.
	彼は遅いですね。５時３０分まで待ちましょう。 kare wa osoi desu ne. go ji san zero fun made machi masho u. He is late. Let's wait for him till 5:30.
	彼は随分遅いので、途中で事故に遭ったのかもしれない。 kare wa zuibun osoi node, tochū de jiko ni atta no kamo shire nai. Since he is very late, he may have met with an accident on his way.
	先週あたりも誘ってくれていたが、夜が遅いので、泣く泣く断った。 senshū atari mo sasotte kure te i ta ga, yoru ga osoi node, nakunaku kotowatta. I was invited last week as well, but it was late so I regretfully turned them down.
	「少しうちに寄っていかない？」「いいの？」「うち共働きで親は遅いの」. ' sukoshi uchi ni yotte ika nai? ' ' ī no? ' ' uchi tomobataraki de oya wa osoi no ' "Want to drop round my place?" "Can I?" "My parents come home late as they both work.".

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org