How to Make Excuses for Being Late in English! 🏃⏰🚌

In this English lesson I'll help you learn the English phrases you would use to give an excuse for being late for work or school. We're all late at some point in our lives. Sometimes it is something within our control, and sometimes it's something outside of our control.
Either way, as an English learner, it's a good idea to learn how to give an excuse and reason for being late. In this lesson I'll talk about the 10 most common reasons for being late, and what you would say if you were in that situation.
I hope you enjoy this English class about being late. Have a great day!
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Bob, thank you for this video. Yesterday my husband was late to work because a passenger passed out on the subway train, and the service was delayed for thirty minutes. 😊🎉

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I hate it when people are late and whenever I myself am the one who’s late, the guilt in me would go through the roof.

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Alhamdulillah same here.

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… all of us have probably had the unpleasant experience for being late in life ! Thanks for the cute lesson 😊

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I really don’t want to be late at work, but I had to learn these expressions just in case 😄

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Remember guys, there is no excuse for being late to teacher Bob's livestream lessons! 😂

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I'm just curious. Which of these excuses would be considered reasonable in Canada? For me, severe weather, incidents and road works without warnings can be considered not the employees fault.

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Good stuff, Bob!As for me, I get late somewhere mostly because of my poor timing😎 And..you're so right-life happens! Thanks, and I wish you to be on time anywhere you need!🤝♥️

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Go early next time

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Good advice. Not so easily followed though, my friend😎

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I know how to make an excuse next time when I am late, like, sorry I'm late, cuz I was in a car accident. Thank you teacher Bob, I've been watching your videos almost every day.

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Another day I was late for a conference in another city because I took a wrong train. Fortunately the wrong train was going to stop at that city so I was just one hour late.😂Thanks Bob!😊

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I learned lots of expressions from this video! But I'll try not to be late. 😂

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Stuck in the traffic is the best season for late when we wanna bring excuse for any things😂

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Hi Bob. I underwent nearly all the circumstances you described. Except (1:57) about the alarm clock because I was so tired and sleeping like a rock that I simply cannot hear it going off. When it comes to forgetting, (2:53) I think using a checklist before going to work might be useful.

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Me: Sorry, boss i'm late because... My boss: you got fired

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I was almost late for work few months ago,because my alarm didn't go off, I ran out of my door at that moment when I woke up, luckily, I got to the office on time, how lucky I am😂

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At first I wondered why you were wearing your sweater on such a sunny day, Bob. But then the wind told me why 😘. I think, I would just say that I was watching videos of Bob the Canadian and sometimes you just lose track of time ❤. Haha, do you think that would count? Would you let your students get away with that? Thanks Bob. Take care and enjoy your day. 👨‍💻🎶🇨🇦

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In my last school years I used to milk our cows with my dad before I went to school. So sometimes I was late... 😒 My excuses were : milkfever cow, sick cow, a cow stuck in a stall , milking maschine broken down or the cops pulled me over to see the permit for the super shortcut road🙁 Thank you for this useful lesson and have a great week 🌞

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Hey Bob, but to sleep in is totally different from to oversleep, isn't it? I mean when you sleep in, you do it on purpose. Or at least this is what I was taught. Have a good one and be careful not to oversleep next morning! (accidently staying late in bed). 💤💤

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Hey Bob. Could you explain the sentence " My alarm didn't go off" , please. I would say my alarm didn't go on, or my alarm wasn't on. Thanks

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Sometimes I go to do something instead of getting ready for work and I end up arriving a few minutes late😂😁😲🙈

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It was a nice lesson. What would you do if you were late from the airport and missed your flight with no money left to extend your ticket?

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Can "detour" be used in an abstract sense as well?

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It takes me 5 min to get to work from home, on foot so can't give too many excuses when I'm late😅😅

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Hope see you soon❤

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[@ronny332]

Hi Bob! "My alarm didn't go off" sounds like the opposite from what it should say from your description. When my alarm isn't going "off", it rings and rings and doesn't let me sleep. What do I understand I understand in the wrong way here 🙂?

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What camera and speaker are you using Bob?

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2.49 is it ok to use I forgot me key insted of I left my key?

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I was late because my dog ate my homework, therefore I had to do a new one!

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Hi sir,sorry you didnt tell about late for sickness

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Hi do you have online class with you ?

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i Slept in a little late