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

That code included a £50 cap on most fines, a grace period for lateness and a fairer appeals system.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 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

“Slughorn proved much more persuadable than I had expected. Harry’s doing, of course. Ah, hello, Nymphadora!”Harry looked around and saw that Mrs. Weasley was not alone, despite the lateness of the hour.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling