Vocabulary
Form
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
verb
vi
freq #27
Example sentences
昨日（きのう）、彼女（かのじょ）の家（いえ）を探（さが）すのにちょっとばかり手間取（てまど）った。
I had some trouble finding her house yesterday.
「おはようございます。今日（きょう）は遅（おく）かったですね」「うん。ちょっと手間取（てまど）っちゃって」
"Good morning. You're a bit late today, aren't you?" "Yes, I ran into a bit of trouble."