Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Very late in the morning; almost noon: Used to describe a time that is far into the morning, approaching midday. It implies a later time than expected or typical for a morning activity.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Giờ mới đến, trưa trật rồi. (You're only arriving now? It's very late in the morning.)
  • Ngủ tới trưa trật mới dậy. (He slept until very late in the morning before getting up.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is informal and often carries a connotation of mild criticism or surprise that an action is happening so late in the morning period.

Variants and Related Words

• Trễ trưa (adj): late, towards noon. A similar term indicating lateness in the morning.
  • Cuộc họp bắt đầu lúc trễ trưa. (The meeting started late in the morning.)

Synonyms

• Late morning: The period shortly before noon.
• Toward noon: Approaching midday.

Related Idioms

• While "trưa trật" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, it is used in similar contexts to phrases like "khuya lơ khuya lắc" (very late at night), which follows the same structural pattern for emphasizing lateness.