fail to arrive

Frequency: 6.07.3 per million words

Used when something or someone that was expected does not arrive.

arriveVERB + arrive

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fail to

Examples (10)

  • The package failed to arrive on the expected delivery date.
  • The guest of honor unfortunately failed to arrive for the award ceremony.
  • We grew worried when our friends failed to arrive at the designated time.
  • If the reinforcements fail to arrive by dawn, we will be overrun.
  • The morning newspaper failed to arrive today, which is unusual.
  • Several key witnesses failed to arrive at court, causing a major delay in the trial.
  • The email with the attachments has still failed to arrive in my inbox.
  • Promised government aid failed to arrive in the disaster-stricken area for weeks.
  • Despite our hopes, the good news we were waiting for failed to arrive.
  • The bus was scheduled for 8:00 AM, but it failed to arrive, leaving everyone at the stop frustrated.