lateness in English

noun
1
the fact or quality of happening or arriving after the expected or usual time; unpunctuality.
she wouldn't tolerate lateness in her class
synonyms:unpunctualitytardinessdelaydilatoriness
2
the fact of being far on in the day or night.
she noticed the lateness of the hour

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "lateness" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "lateness", or refer to the context using the word "lateness" in the English Dictionary.

1. He apologised for his lateness.

2. Your lateness is no laughing matter.

3. Team members will be penalized for lateness.

4. Lateness and carelessness are subjects for complaint.

5. I must report your lateness to the teacher.

6. Lateness will be penalized a draconian fashion.

7. They apologized for the lateness of the train.

8. I shall have to report you for repeated lateness.

9. He only offered a partial explanation for his lateness.

10. 19 He only offered a partial explanation for his lateness.

11. We want a satisfactory explanation of your lateness.

12. I must apologize to Isobel for my lateness.

13. He dismissed his secretary because of her incessant lateness.

14. The principal reprimand the student for his chronic lateness.

15. Even one minute's lateness would earn a stern rebuke.

16. The lateness of the ship was due to the storm.

17. What did he say in explanation of his lateness?

18. I did not inquire the reason for his lateness.

19. She got three demerits for lateness on this term's report.

20. A large crowd had gathered despite the lateness of the hour.

21. Lateness is discourteous to your classmates and to your professor.

22. The inference I've drawn from his lateness is he overslept.

23. 6 The inference I've drawn from his lateness is he overslept.

24. I felt I had to pull her up on her lateness.

25. Employees who are known for insubordination, habitual lateness, and dishonesty are often fired.

26. His lateness was due to the very heavy traffic on the motorway.

27. 17 His lateness was due to the very heavy traffic on the motorway.

28. Your saying the work is urgent is the trigger, the result is lateness.

29. I Considered Walt for the promotion, but his constant lateness soon made me question that decision

30. It was no great surprise that you were tired given the lateness of the hour.

31. She told me/invented/concocted a tale about missing the bus to explain her lateness.

32. Afterwards Lewis wished he had said something scathing, alluding perhaps to the lateness of the hour or Adam's appearance.

33. The filming was bedevilled by her personal problems, her sleeping problems, her lateness on the set, her acting problems.

34. In any event, compensation for any loss resulting from the lateness of the Commission’s response may be sought through an action for damages.

35. Late 360 shove-it to boneless'd An impressive skateboarding trick involving lateness, 360ness, shove-itness, and Bonelessness. Obviously, the Bonelessness part makes this extremely difficult.

36. Past tense of advert (to) Synonyms & Antonyms of Adverted (to) to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically when our hosts Adverted to the lateness of …

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38. ‘A frustrated mother, tired of her daughter's bad exam results, lateness and Backchat to teachers, decided on drastic action.’ ‘The aspect of the Spanish game that has most surprised him, he says, is the minutes devoted to Backchat with referees, the discussions with opponents, the gamesmanship.’

39. ‘A frustrated mother, tired of her daughter's bad exam results, lateness and Backchat to teachers, decided on drastic action.’ ‘The aspect of the Spanish game that has most surprised him, he says, is the minutes devoted to Backchat with referees, the discussions with opponents, the gamesmanship.’

40. I shall not go so far as to suggest that this emphasis on urgency was dictated by considerations other than just a desire for a rapid resolution of the dispute, such as for example a concern adroitly to deflect attention from the lateness with which the matter was raised with the Commission ...