run late

a day late and a dollar short

Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.

as of late

Lately; recently.

break into a run

To start running.

common run

Ordinary persons, things, or events.

dry run

A practice or rehearsal; especially, one that goes through all the motions of a physical process but without the raw material or workpiece present.

dummy run

A trial or practice before the real attempt.

fashionably late

Arriving behind time to an event which does not normally require one to be punctual.

get late

To approach nighttime.