lateness

Example Sentences

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Another, beginning as an apology for chronic lateness, becomes an uncharacteristically aggressive defense of it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

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

His decision to leave Yves Bissouma in London for persistent lateness before the PSG match is indicative of his straight approach.

From BBC • Aug. 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

Such lateness was unprecedented in the history of Buchenwald.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel