早かれ遅かれ

はやかれおそかれ

sooner or later

遅れ

おくれ

delay, lag, postponement, falling behind

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

遅早時間

ちそうじかん

coming late or leaving early time (e.g. on a pay slip)

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old-fashioned, behind the times, out of date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

嫁き遅れ

いきおくれ

woman who missed the chance of getting married (because one is too old)

善かれ悪しかれ

よかれあしかれ

good or bad, right or wrong, for better or for worse, rightly or wrongly

多かれ少なかれ

おおかれすくなかれ

to a greater or lesser extent (degree), more or less

早生まれ

はやうまれ

born between January 1st and April 1st

早ければ

at the earliest; if things go well; if nothing unexpected intervenes