遅らせる

Meaning

1. v1vt
   to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard; to put back (a clock)

Example sentences

• 冷たい天候が稲の発育を遅らせた。

  The cold weather slowed the growth of the rice plants.

• 歯医者に行くのをどうして遅らせているのか。

  Why have you delayed seeing the dentist?

• 寒波が稲の発育を遅らせた。

  The cold weather slowed the growth of the rice plants.