Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The state of being late.

    His chronic lateness will cost him a promotion if not his job.

    Verspätung

    quality of coming late or later in time

Examples

7 sentences
  1. I will overlook your lateness this time.

    ruВ этот раз я закрою глаза на ваше опоздание.

    deIch will Ihr Zuspätkommen dieses Mal übersehen.

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  2. The company has hard and fast rules against lateness.

    У компанії жорсткі правила проти запізнень.

    ruУ компании жесткие правила против опозданий.

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  3. She blamed him for his lateness.

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  4. There's no excuse for his lateness.

    deEs gibt keine Entschuldigung für seine Verspätung.

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  5. I appreciate the lateness of the hour.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
The property of being late:
lateness — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto