慢半拍

慢半拍

Literally means:

half beat behind

Actually means:

slower than others

拍, a music term, means beat, which is used to count the length of each music note. Half a beat generally refers to a certain amount of time.

It figuratively describes one who can't respond to a sud den situation soon enough, resulting in his slower movement than others.

拍，音乐术语中的“拍子”，指计算乐音历时长短的单位。半拍，用作大约的一段时间，表示某种程度。

比喻遇到事情不能及时作出必要的反应，行动上赶不上别人。