周回遅れ しゅうかいおくれ Meanings Noun, の-adjective being one or more laps behind (in a race) being behind the times Kanji 周 around. Read as シュウ. 回 times. Read as カイ. 遅 late. Read as おくれる. Common phrases 周回遅れになる Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists