be contrite

"Now is the time to be contrite," she said.

He can be contrite and thoughtful upon reflection.

Tell people what you’ll do to be better, be contrite, and finally accept that it doesn’t matter what you intended.

In August, on air, Chris Cuomo denied having been an “adviser” to his brother, asserting that he had merely given his sibling moral support and urged him to be contrite after a number of women accused him of misconduct.

He said his advice was “own what you did, tell people what you’ll do to be better, be contrite, and finally accept that it doesn’t matter what you intended. What matters is how your actions and words were perceived.”