be late

Example Sentences

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Under Florida statutes it appeared to be late, so I expected it to be dismissed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

“You’re like, ‘Why do you get to be late?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

"The last thing I would want to do is be unprofessional, be late or not know my lines," she says.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

Meanwhile, a customer fumed that she was going to be late for work at the port: Her car key was in the pocket of the man ICE had taken away.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025

“Delsa, Norma, Héctor, you’d better get dressed fast or you’ll be late for school.”

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago