lateness
Example Sentences
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Charging patients for no-shows or significant lateness is — much like in the airline industry — justified because missed appointments disrupt schedules and usually cannot be filled at such short notice.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
That code included a £50 cap on most fines, a grace period for lateness and a fairer appeals system.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025
The 93-year-old newspaper comic strip Blondie could have been called Dagwood, given how often its gags revolve around Dagwood Bumstead’s insatiable appetite, chronic lateness and his love of napping.
From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2024
Still, the lateness of Majewski’s departure from the contest complicates matters.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2024
He always made a fetish of lateness, to indicate that his life was crammed with many things, all of them more important than I was, and today is no exception.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
