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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

急いでいる時に限ってバスが遅れる。

Sentence Analyzer

急いでいる 時に 限って ばす 遅れる

English Translation

Our bus comes late particularly when we are in a hurry.

Furigana

(いそ)いでいる(とき)(かぎ)ってバスが(おく)れる。

Romanji

Isoideiru tokini kagitte basu ga okureru.

Words

急ぐ (いそぐ)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
時に (ときに)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally
限る (かぎる)
to restrict; to limit; to confine; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
バス (バス)
bus; bath; bass
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
遅れる (おくれる)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue

Kanji

Readings: キュウ、 いそ.ぐ、 いそ.ぎ
Meanings: hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ゲン、 かぎ.る、 かぎ.り、 -かぎ.り
Meanings: limit, restrict, to best of ability
Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い
Meanings: slow, late, back, later