To Be Overdue
To Be Delayed
intransitive verb, godan verb
Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means stagnate, and the verb vocab version is to be overdue. After all, if something stagnates, it's not advancing, which causes it to be delayed.
Your work tends to be overdue, so you get a lot of to-do calls (とどこおる) from your boss, reminding you to do your work. These calls are pretty annoying, but at least your work is less delayed.
支払いが滞っている理由は何ですか。
What is the reason for the delay in payment?
授業料の支払いが滞っているって言われたんですが、ちゃんと払ってますよ。
I was told that my tuition fees were overdue, but I've been paying them.
家主が六ヶ月間家賃が滞っている男の家に出向くと、男は家の中で死んでいた。
The landlord visited a man who was six months behind on his rent and found him dead inside the house.