lateness

Example Sentences

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Another, beginning as an apology for chronic lateness, becomes an uncharacteristically aggressive defense of it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Charging patients for no-shows or significant lateness is — much like in the airline industry — justified because missed appointments disrupt schedules and usually cannot be filled at such short notice.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

But there has also been criticism of Wiegman's starting XI in the defeat by France, her tactics in the tense, quarter-final win over Sweden and the general lateness of her substitutions.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025

The 93-year-old newspaper comic strip Blondie could have been called Dagwood, given how often its gags revolve around Dagwood Bumstead’s insatiable appetite, chronic lateness and his love of napping.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2024

I hoped the lateness of the hour and my natural stealth would keep me from being seen.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss