Excuses for Being Late with S
Excuse, lateness caused by illness
Overslept and missed the start time.
Excuse, still asleep and late
Excuse, delayed by heavy traffic
Excuse, overslept and woke up late
Excuse, stayed up late and overslept
Excuse, traffic was moving too slowly
Excuse, too tired to leave on time
Excuse, bad weather delayed travel
Excuse, lateness caused by being ill
I slipped and fell—had to recover, so late.
Took a spill; needed a moment—arrived late.
Slipped on ice; had to regroup before coming.
Overslept by accident and missed the start.
Got pulled over; delay while officer checked.
A storm slowed travel; roads and transit late.
Was in the shower and lost track of time.
Slept in by mistake and woke up too late.
Was shopping and lost track of time—oops!
Stayed up late and overslept this morning.
The shower took too long, ran behind.
Stuck in so much traffic—huge delay.
Overslept and woke up late—sorry!
Got stuck in a long line at a stop sign.
Was studying and lost track of time.
Felt sad and moved slowly, ran late.
Slept in and left the house late.
So tired I couldn't get up on time.
Stopped for coffee; the line was long.
My car was stolen—had to sort it out!
Slipped over and had to recover—delay (UK/Aus).
Stayed up too late and overslept.
Got bitten by a snake—pretty big delay!
Overslept and missed my start time.
Had to stop at every stop sign—slow!
Car was stolen, no ride—huge delay!
Dealing with a snake bite—yikes, delayed!
Feeling sick with a sore throat, moving slow.
Had to get a shot at the doctor's.
Pulled over for speeding—ticket took time.
Stuck at a long stop light on the way.
I slept in late and left the house behind schedule
Slept in and missed my alarm.
Bad stomach ache made me stop and arrive late
Slept through the alarm and woke up too late
Got stuck in traffic or a jam, so I was late
A sudden issue popped up and delayed me.
Heavy snow blocked travel, stuck at home.
Silly mishap; slipped and lost time on route.
Overslept; alarm didn't wake me in time.
Was super tired and couldn't get moving fast.
Had to sell my car today, so I ran late.
Got pulled over; the stop made me late.
Police traffic stop delayed my arrival.
I was sleeping and missed my alarm.
Snow slowed traffic and made me late.
The school bus arrived late and delayed me.
Was singing and lost track of time.
Hit snooze and drifted back to sleep.
Car was crawling; couldn't get here faster.
Hit every stoplight; all were red.
Stopped to help after seeing a crash.
Stuck in a long Starbucks line.
Bus crawled along; arrived late.
Kept slipping on ice; moved slowly.
Alarm didn't wake me; I overslept.
Caught by every stoplight; all red.
A snake blocked my way; had to detour.
Stopped for a smoke break; ran late.
Lost track of time singing in the shower.
Claimed a sudden death in the family delayed me.
Snowstorm snarled traffic; I was delayed.
Swim practice ran late; I was still drying off.
Got stuck at a long stoplight; couldn't move.
Subway delays held me up on the way.
Moving slow from painful sunburn; needed care.
Stubbed toe made me limp; took longer.
Alarm failed; I slept too long and was late.
Silly scare; I froze after seeing a ghost.
Sad emergency; pet loss delayed my arrival.
Apologizing: I woke up late and rushed over.
Snakes blocked my path; I took a detour.
Les mots dans la liste Excuses for Being Late with S proviennent des joueurs du jeu de mots Le Petit Bac.