in Verzug geraten / kommen

to fall into arrears

Türkçe: borcunu geciktirmek

Noun

Verzug m.

Verb

kommen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Wegen der hohen Rechnung geriet der Mieter mit der Zahlung in Verzug.

How it is used

Means 'to fall into arrears' or 'become overdue.' Formal register. Use when a client misses a payment deadline for an invoice. Common mistake: using 'Verspätung' (delay) instead of 'Verzug' (legal/financial default).

Other verbs that go with Verzug

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• in Verzug seinto be in arrears

All collocations with Verzug

Other collocations built on kommen

• an die falsche Adresse kommento come to the wrong address/person
• zum Abschluss kommento come to a conclusion
• zur Abstimmung kommento come to a vote
• zu Ansehen gelangen / kommento achieve a respected, high-status position
• zur Ansicht gelangen / kommento arrive at a conclusion/opinion
• zur Anwendung kommento be used/come into operation
• zur Auffassung gelangen / kommento arrive at a conclusion/opinion
• zur Anzeige kommento be reported (to authorities)