因為暴風雨，他們晚了一步抵達。

Because of the storm, they arrived a bit late.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 因為 yīnwèi
  1. because
  2. owing to
  3. on account of
2 暴風雨 bàofēngyǔ
  1. rainstorm
  2. storm
  3. tempest
3 他們 tāmen they; them
4 晚 wǎn
  1. evening
  2. night
  3. late
=5 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=5 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)
=5 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=5 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào
6 一步 yībù one step; a single step
7 抵達 dǐdá
  1. to arrive
  2. to reach (a destination)