嫁に行き遅れる

よめにいきおくれる

to be (too) late getting married

遅れ

おくれ

delay, lag, postponement, falling behind

行き遅れる

いきおくれる

to be (too) late getting married

遅咲き

おそざき

late blooming (flower, talent), late flowering

遅まき

おそまき

sowing late

月遅れ

つきおくれ

a month or older

手遅れ

ておくれ

being (too) late

遅れる

おくれる

to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue

嫁

よめ

wife, bride

嫁たたき

よめたたき

traditional koshogatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit with a sacred wooden pole on the rump to ensure her fertility

遅生まれ

おそうまれ

born after April 1st (school entrance date)

出遅れる

でおくれる

to get a late start

知恵遅れ

ちえおくれ

mental retardation

遅ればせ

おくればせ

belated, eleventh-hour

出し遅れ

だしおくれ

belated

時代遅れ

じだいおくれ

old-fashioned, behind the times, out of date

周回遅れ

しゅうかいおくれ

being a lap behind (e.g. motor sports)

流行遅れ

りゅうこうおくれ

out of fashion, out of style, outmoded

遅かれ早かれ

おそかれはやかれ

sooner or later