To arrive late, often implying a graceful or leisurely delay.
姗姗形容走得缓慢从容。慢腾腾地来晚了。
《汉书·孝武李夫人传》立而望之,偏何姗姗其来迟。”
She was late to the meeting, but her 姗姗来迟 entrance didn't seem rude.
Learn the next connected idiom: 姗姗来迟 (shān shān lái chí) → 迟疑不决 (chí yí bù jué)
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