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[ocean topaz]

Please be patient

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[barren trout]

Son train a eu du retard.
His/her train has had some delay.

Otherwise you might see:

Son train avait été en retard.

[obtuse citrus]

So you use en retard if it's être, but du retard if it's avoir?

[lapis tendon]

Otherwise it would be "their train had late"

"en retard" is an adverb (late), "du retard"/"un retard" is a noun (delay)

[obtuse citrus]

Okay, this distinction explains why être works with en retard and why avoir works with du retard