2008 4 16: The train was five minutes behind schedule

The train was five minutes behind schedule.

火车晚点了5分钟。

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　　Behind schedule，是比较规范的“晚点”的说法。如果说the train was late for 5 minutes，在口语中也是可以的，相当于“火车迟到了5分钟”。但在下面这个句子中，用late就不太合适了：The project was nine months behind schedule. 这个项目拖期了9个月。