be late
Frequency: 9.5350.0 per million words
Used to state the fact of being tardy or past the expected time.
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- Kevin was fashionably late as always.
- I'm late for work.
- He was now three weeks late with his rent.
- The train was 45 minutes late.
- She is always late for meetings.
- We will be late if we don't leave now.
- They had been late many times before, so this was no surprise.
- If you are late again, you will miss the show.
- Why are you always late when we agree to meet at a specific time?
- Please try not to be late for your appointment.