Idiom
run late
Meaning
To be late; to fail to be on time.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I am sorry, but I am running late for our meeting.”
“The bus broke down on the highway, so I am going to run late for my appointment.”
“Because the heavy traffic caused the train to run late, the entire conference schedule had to be adjusted to accommodate the delayed speakers.”
Examples
simple
“I am sorry, but I am running late for our meeting.”
contextual
“The bus broke down on the highway, so I am going to run late for my appointment.”
complex
“Because the heavy traffic caused the train to run late, the entire conference schedule had to be adjusted to accommodate the delayed speakers.”
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