fashionably late
fashionably late · more fashionably late · most fashionably late
Arriving behind time to an event which does not normally require one to be punctualArriving behind time to an event which does not normally require one to be punctual.
» She makes it a point to always arrive fashionably late.
Sie findet es schick, prinzipiell zu spät zu kommen. — Esperantostern
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1 senses(idiomatic)Arriving behind time to an event which does not normally require one to be punctual.
Examples
3 sentencesShe makes it a point to always arrive fashionably late.
deSie findet es schick, prinzipiell zu spät zu kommen. — Esperantostern
Tom was fashionably late.
deTom ist standesgemäß zu spät gekommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I heard that in many Hispanic countries, it's acceptable to be fashionably late. Is that the same for ambulances?
Translations
1 languagesForms
more fashionably late, most fashionably late| Comparative | more fashionably late Lesson |
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| Superlative | most fashionably late |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedfashionable lateness
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form