Sentence examples of "being late" in English

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Translations: all20 sich verspäten8 spät sein5 other translations7
Please excuse my being late. Bitte entschuldigen Sie mein Zuspätkommen.
She scolded him for being late. Sie schimpfte ihn aus, weil er zu spät war.
He invented an excuse for being late. Er erfand eine Ausrede für sein Zuspätkommen.
I am proud of never being late for school. Ich bin stolz darauf, nie spät in die Schule zu kommen.
The teacher excused me for being late for class. Der Lehrer verzieh mir, dass ich zu spät zum Unterricht kam.
What is your reason for your being late to work? Was ist dein Grund, dass du zu spät zur Arbeit kommst?
All you have to do is apologize for being late. Alles was du tun musst, ist, dich für deine Verspätung zu entschuldigen.
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