make sb late
Frequency: 7.515.3 per million words
To cause someone to be late.
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- The traffic jam will definitely make us late for the meeting.
- His constant delays always make me late for work.
- She was worried that the long queue would make her late for her flight.
- A sudden call from her boss threatened to make her late for dinner.
- Don't let anything make you late for the exam.
- The broken alarm clock made him late for his first day at the new job.
- Heavy snowfall made everyone late for school that morning.
- I hope this minor issue doesn't make us late for the concert.
- Their indecisiveness usually makes the whole group late.
- His meticulous preparation for breakfast might make us late.