Excuses for Being Late with T

• Traffic

  Excuse, delayed by heavy traffic

• Train was late

  Excuse, public transport delay by train

• Tardy

  Excuse, word meaning late arrival

• talking

  Excuse, delayed by chatting too long

• Toilet

  Excuse, delayed using the toilet

• The car broke down

  Car broke down, so you got delayed.

• Time management

  Poor time management made me late.

• Tummy ache

  Tummy ache slowed you down getting out.

• Too busy

  You were too busy and ran behind schedule.

• time ran out

  Time ran out—you lost track and were late.

• Took a nap

  Took a nap and overslept a bit.

• Took the wrong train

  Took the wrong train and backtracked.

• Taking a shower

  Still in the shower, ran behind schedule.

• Time change

  Mixed up the time change and arrived late.

• towed car

  Car got towed; had to deal with the paperwork.

• Publicité
• Taking a nap

  Fits: “I was late because I was taking a nap.”

• took the long way

  You chose a longer route and arrived late

• Time got away from me

  Lost track of time while getting ready.

• too many cars

  Traffic jam, too many cars on the road

• Thinking

  Got lost in thought and missed the time.

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