Excuses for Being Late with T

• Traffic

  Excuse, delayed by heavy traffic

• Tired

  Excuse, too exhausted to arrive on time

• Too tired

  Excuse, very tired and overslept

• Traffic jam

  Excuse, late because of traffic jam

• Tripped

  Excuse, stumbled and delayed

• Train was late

  Excuse, public transport delay by train

• Took the wrong bus

  Excuse, got lost on wrong bus route

• tardy
• Too much traffic

  Excuse, extreme traffic caused delay

• talking

  Excuse, delayed by chatting too long

• The bus was late

  Excuse, transport delay due to bus

• Toilet

  Excuse, delayed using the toilet

• Took a wrong turn

  Excuse, got delayed going wrong way

• Tornado

  A tornado nearby caused big delays.

• Tire flat

  Had a flat tire, needed time to fix it.

• Reklama
• Tied up

  I was tied up at work and couldn't leave.

• Too sleepy

  Was too sleepy and overslept this morning.

• Toothache

  Bad toothache; had to stop for meds.

• Too much sleep

  Got too much sleep and overslept today.

• Too lazy

  Was too lazy to hurry, so I showed up late.

• tripped and fell

  Tripped and fell; took time to recover.

• 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.

• Tripped over

  You tripped and that delayed your arrival.

• Too slow

  Moved too slow getting ready, so late.

• time ran out

  Time ran out—you lost track and were late.

• Took a nap

  Took a nap and overslept a bit.

• Tooth ache

  Toothache pain slowed you down

• Tire popped

  Tire popped, causing a roadside delay.

• Threw up

  Felt sick and threw up, needed a moment.

• Took the wrong train

  Took the wrong train and backtracked.

• Train broke down

  The train stalled, so I was stuck waiting.

• The dog ate my homework

  Classic silly excuse, implies long delay

• Taking a shower

  Still in the shower, ran behind schedule.

• Texting

  Was texting and lost track of time.

• Talking too much

  Got chatting and time totally slipped away.

• Time change

  Mixed up the time change and arrived late.

• Training

  Stuck at work or sports training, ran late.

• Test

  Had a test that ran long, got delayed.

• The bus broke down

  Classic excuse: public bus malfunction caused delay.

• Talking on the phone

  Got stuck on a call, took longer than expected.

• Train crash

  A train crash halted service, making you late.

• towed car

  Car got towed; had to deal with the paperwork.

• Trapped

  Got trapped (elevator/bathroom), delayed.

• Took too long

  Implies everything just took longer than planned

• Took the bus

  Had to take the bus; slower than usual.

• Truck broke down

  Truck broke down; waited for a tow.

• Tripped down the stairs

  Tripped on the stairs and had to recover.

• Taxi

  Waiting for a taxi delayed arrival.

• tire

  Car tire trouble made me late.

• Taxi was late

  Taxi arrived late; couldn’t get there sooner.

• Too much work

  Work piled up; couldn't leave on time.

• Took my time

  I dawdled and took my time, so late.

• totally forgot

  Totally forgot the time and lost track.

• Too much homework

  Homework mountain kept me late leaving.

• Time was wrong

  My clock's time was wrong, left late.

• tanning

  Was tanning and lost track of time.

• took the long way

  You chose a longer route and arrived late

• time got away from me

  Common phrase meaning you lost track of time.

• Tyre puncture

  Valid in UK: punctured tyre made me late.

• totaled car

  Car was totaled; dealing with it made me late.

• too sick

  Classic excuse: too ill to get there on time.

• Timer didn't go off

  My timer didn't go off, so I overslept.

• Thinking

  Got lost in thought and missed the time.

• The bus

  The bus was late and I arrived late too.

• Too much to do
• too many cars

  Traffic jam, too many cars on the road

• Took the wrong exit
• toilet break
• Ticket

  Got a traffic ticket; stopped and delayed.

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