be late

verb

To have one’s menstrual discharge late, implying successful nidation suspected.

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Meanings

verbbe late (third-person singular simple present is late, present participle being late, simple past was late, past participle been late)

present singular third person is late · participle present being late · past was late · participle past been late

  1. colloquialTo have one’s menstrual discharge late, implying successful nidation suspected.

Translations

Arabic تَأَخَّرَ
  • تَأَخَّرَ (taʔaḵḵara)arrive late
Chinese Mandarin 遲到 /迟到, 來晚 /来晚
  • 遲到 /迟到 (chídào)arrive late
  • 來晚 /来晚 (lái wǎn)arrive late
Czech zpožďovat se, zpozdit se
  • zpožďovat searrive late
  • zpozdit searrive late
Esperanto malfrui
  • malfruiarrive late
Estonian hilinema
  • hilinemaarrive late
Finnish olla myöhässä
  • olla myöhässäarrive late
French être en retard
  • être en retardarrive late
German sich verspäten
  • sich verspätenarrive late
Hungarian késik, elkésik
  • késikarrive late
  • elkésikarrive late
Japanese 遅れる
  • 遅れる (okureru)arrive late
Korean 늦다
  • 늦다 (neutda)arrive late
Polish spóźniać się, spóźnić się
  • spóźniać sięarrive late
  • spóźnić sięarrive late
Portuguese atrasar
  • atrasararrive late
Romanian a întârzia
  • a întârziaarrive late
Russian опа́здывать, опозда́ть
  • опа́здывать (opázdyvatʹ)arrive late
  • опозда́ть (opozdátʹ)arrive late
Spanish llegar tarde
  • llegar tardearrive late
Swedish vara sen
  • vara senarrive late
Turkish gecikmek
  • gecikmekarrive late
Ukrainian спі́знюватися, спізня́тися
  • спі́знюватися (spíznjuvatysja)arrive late
  • спізня́тися (spiznjátysja)arrive late
  • спізни́тися (spiznýtysja)arrive late
  • запі́знюватися (zapíznjuvatysja)arrive late
  • запізня́тися (zapiznjátysja)arrive late
  • запізни́тися (zapiznýtysja)arrive late
Cite this entry
APA

be late. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20late

MLA

“be late.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20late. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “be late,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20late.

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