Lateness
noun
The state of being delayed or arriving, happening, or done after the expected time.
I apologize for my lateness, traffic was terrible.
Often appears as...
- regret my lateness
- punish for lateness
noun
The end of a day or the end of a period of time.
The lateness of the hour compelled us to leave the party.
Often appears as...
- lateness of the hour
- lateness of the year
noun
The state of being delayed or arriving, happening, or done after the expected time.
I apologize for my lateness, traffic was terrible.
Often appears as...
- regret my lateness
- punish for lateness
noun
The end of a day or the end of a period of time.
The lateness of the hour compelled us to leave the party.
Often appears as...
- lateness of the hour
- lateness of the year
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Apologizing Context
Used to express regret for being late. It implies a need for understanding or forgiveness.
Please forgive my lateness; there was an unexpected delay.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Impression
Often carries a negative connotation and could reflect poorly on someone's professionalism or reliability.
Her constant lateness affected her colleagues' perception of her.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
In some cultures, lateness is particularly frowned upon and can be seen as disrespectful.
He wasn't aware that his lateness would offend his hosts in Japan.
Compare with
delaypostponeprocrastinateslowtardiness
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Ethical dilemma: Would...
Sure, Emerson may eventually learn about their chronic lateness. But if Carey shows up on time just this once, the relationship will at least have a chance to take root. Your lie would pave the way for a potentially happy relationship. And if taking an action will create a better outcome for everyone involved, that’s normally a pretty good reason to take it.
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Brittney Cooper: The...
but this long-standing joke about our perpetual lateness to church, to cookouts, to family events and even to our own funerals, remains. I personally am a stickler for time. It's almost as if my mother, when I was growing up, said, "We will not be those black people."
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The reality constructed...
smiled his way out missing a co-op piercingly though he knew she would be angry with his lateness a cloud and a hope had covered the Sun and then released it again Benny Badu had got a drum from somewhere and manager at jamming a whistle with
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Safari Live - Day 154 PIPE...
likely also in a beautiful setting of his own well it is a very beautiful setting of our own we can see the Sun is now sterling starting to sink which is surprising given the lateness of the day
Video examples
Ethical dilemma: Would...
Sure, Emerson may eventually learn about their chronic lateness. But if Carey shows up on time just this once, the relationship will at least have a chance to take root. Your lie would pave the way for a potentially happy relationship. And if taking an action will create a better outcome for everyone involved, that’s normally a pretty good reason to take it.
Video examples
Brittney Cooper: The...
but this long-standing joke about our perpetual lateness to church, to cookouts, to family events and even to our own funerals, remains. I personally am a stickler for time. It's almost as if my mother, when I was growing up, said, "We will not be those black people."
Video examples
The reality constructed...
smiled his way out missing a co-op piercingly though he knew she would be angry with his lateness a cloud and a hope had covered the Sun and then released it again Benny Badu had got a drum from somewhere and manager at jamming a whistle with
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 154 PIPE...
likely also in a beautiful setting of his own well it is a very beautiful setting of our own we can see the Sun is now sterling starting to sink which is surprising given the lateness of the day
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George Saintsbury
English Writer
One of the best known, and one of the least intelligible, facts of literary history is the lateness, in Western European Literature at any rate, of prose fiction, and the comparative absence, in the two great classical languages, of what we call by that name.
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George Saintsbury
English Writer
One of the best known, and one of the least intelligible, facts of literary history is the lateness, in Western European Literature at any rate, of prose fiction, and the comparative absence, in the two great classical languages, of what we call by that name.
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