We must invent an excuse for being late.
He'll skin you alive for being late for five minutes.
If she lost her job for being late once, she got a pretty raw deal.
He was often tardy, and the last straw was him being late for her best friend's 40th birthday party.
Sorry for being late.
His father chided him for being late.
Don't be cross with the child for being late.
He stayed up so late that he was afraid that he was in danger of oversleeping and being late for work.
I'll make it easy on you - if you promise to be on time for work from now on, I won't fire you for being late today.
Don't disappoint me by being late again.
Wherli: Xiao here insists that I serve a detention for being late.
It didn't take the teacher long to catch on that Tom always had excuse for being late with assignments.
I concocted an excuse for being late.
To avoid the "pain" of being late for work, you eventually get out of bed.
First, it is very convenient and time-saving, you can drive your own car to the workplace instead of waiting for the crowded bus and afraid of being late for working.
We allowed for the train being late-it always is.
Excuse me for being late.
Benjamin: Yeah, but it's his own fault. He gets off on the wrong foot by being late on interview.
Allowing for the train being late, we should be back by 9 o 'clock.
I was stressed out, and I risked being late for my interview, but I pressed play anyway and fast-forwarded it to the bit I wanted.
He gave a lame excuse for being late.
We were wondering about your being late.
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