viivästynyttä

Viivästynyttä is the partitive singular form of the Finnish past participle viivästynyt, which means delayed or behind schedule. The related noun viivästyminen refers to the act or process of being delayed. In usage, viivästynyt describes a person, event, or object that has experienced a delay, while viivästynyttä is used when the modified noun is in the partitive case, for example in phrases like viivästynyttä aikaa (delayed time) or viivästynyttä projektia (a delayed project).

Common examples include sentences such as Juna on viivästynyt kahden tunnin ajan (The train has been delayed for two hours) or Hanke on viivästynyt suunnitellusta (The project has deviated from the plan / is delayed relative to the schedule). In journalistic and official contexts, viivästynyt is frequently used to report disruptions in transportation, production, or services, while viivästynyt toimitus (delayed delivery) is a frequent collocation in logistics and business reporting.

Etymologically, viivästynyt derives from the verb viivästyä, which itself relates to viivästyminen, the noun for delay or postponement. The term is part of standard Finnish and tends to appear in formal or semi-formal language, including news, reports, and administrative communication. While synonymous with more everyday words like myöhässä (late), viivästynyt carries a nuance of something that has already been delayed rather than simply being late at the moment of statement.