Sentence examples of "was late" in English

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Translations: all39 sich verspäten8 spät sein5 other translations26

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I was late to school. Ich bin zu spät in die Schule gekommen.

That's why I was late. Deshalb bin ich zu spät gekommen.

The train was late this morning. Der Zug hatte heute Morgen Verspätung.

I was late because of the rain. Ich bin wegen des Regens zu spät.

Tom asked Mary why she was late. Tom fragte Mary, warum sie zu spät gekommen war.

I was angry because he was late. Ich war wütend, weil er zu spät kam.

Bill was late for school as usual. Bill kam wie üblich zu spät zur Schule.

I was late on account of an accident. Ich bin wegen eines Unfalls zu spät gekommen.

The plane was late due to bad weather. Das Flugzeug war wegen des schlechten Wetters spät dran.

This is why I was late for school. Deshalb bin ich zu spät zur Schule gekommen.

Due to bad weather, the plane was late. Das Flugzeug hatte wegen des schlechten Wetters Verspätung.

She explained the reason why she was late. Sie erklärte den Grund für ihre Verspätung.

She was late because of the heavy traffic. Sie kam wegen eines Verkehrsstaus zu spät.

I don't know why he was late. Ich weiß nicht, warum er zu spät kam.

Since the bus was late, I took a taxi. Da der Bus Verspätung hatte, nahm ich mir ein Taxi.

The bus was late because of the traffic jam. Der Bus hatte wegen des Staus Verspätung.

I took a taxi because the bus was late. Ich nahm mir ein Taxi, da der Bus Verspätung hatte.

It seems that he was late for the meeting yesterday. Es scheint, dass er gestern zu spät zur Besprechung kam.

Last year, my brother was late for school every day. Letztes Jahr kam mein Bruder jeden Tag zu spät zur Schule.

As usual, Mike was late for the meeting this afternoon. Wie immer kam Mike an diesem Nachmittag zu spät zur Sitzung.

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