とおまわり

とおまわり 【遠回り 】a roundabout way [route, course ]; a detour /díːtuə r /.▸ 遠回りして帰る go home by a roundabout [a longer ] way .▸ 彼は繁華街を避けて遠回り ｟回り道 ｠した He took a roundabout way [made a detour ] to avoid the busy street .▸ 大学に入るまでに少し遠回りをしてきた ｟年月をかけてきた ｠人だったので ，同じ学年でも歳は三つ上だった Although we were in the same year, he was three years older than me, because he had taken some time before enrolling in college .