A message to say you're late

A young woman texts on her phone

Learn how to write text messages to tell a friend you're going to be late.

Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and tips and do the exercises.

Preparation

Reading text

Aziz

online

I'm running 10 mins late, sorry!

15:57

No problem!

15:58

Aargh! Traffic is really bad. I'll be more than 10 mins late now, sorry again!!

16:07

It's OK, don't worry. I'm in the café already so it's fine

16:08

This is not my day! I'm here but can't find a place to park. I'm looking for a different car park. Not sure how long I'll be

16:09

OK, LMK when you find a place

16:11

I might get something to eat tho

16:11

Of course! I'll be as quick as I can

16:13

OK!

16:13

Found one! Be there in 10 mins

16:16

Well done! See you soon

16:16

Thx for waiting

16:17

Tips

1. You don't need to write complete sentences for text messages.

2. Use abbreviations like LMK (= let me know) or use emojis to save time writing.

3. You don't need to use full stops (.) at the end of messages.

4. Say how many minutes you think you'll need, e.g. I'm running 10 minutes late.

5. It’s good to say sorry and sorry again, but you don't need to say sorry in every message.

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Submitted by Imthaon on Sat, 22/08/2020 - 04:06

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I’m usually on time, don’t like to be late and have to wait people late, but I know that unexpected things happens and I’m capable to lid with this. It’s important in that cases to explain for the other one that you will be late and say sorry. But few times this happened to me, because I prepare my self for appointments. It’s this, organization and compromise.

Submitted by Naglaa on Thu, 20/08/2020 - 20:57

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I never late, I always arrive 10 min before my appointment

Submitted by abner on Tue, 18/08/2020 - 21:02

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this class is for beginner but in the comments i see a lot of profesional people writing i'm confused

Submitted by Faheem Khan on Mon, 17/08/2020 - 07:52

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i am always late i always want to reach for a place on time but cant

Submitted by Waleed jan223 on Sun, 16/08/2020 - 18:10

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This is what I’m doing in my life I’m late every time and I suppose to don’t do that but I don’t know why it’s happening

Submitted by soylemezali42 on Sat, 15/08/2020 - 13:28

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I always go to my appointments on the time if traffic is good.

Submitted by Vaslav Nijinski on Tue, 11/08/2020 - 12:12

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I'm a perfectionist, therefore I don't often come late at any appointment whatsoever, but like everyone else, sometimes I have some unexpected problems like traffic jams, feeling sick, or just because of my alarm doesn't work as I want to. In those cases, I have to admit that I had broken my golden rules and feeling really terrible toward myself. Still, the most important thing is I had tried my best to achieve the ideal goal.

Submitted by PeterG on Wed, 05/08/2020 - 16:00

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Hi there!! It's depends the situation, becuse I'm sometimes on late, around 10- 15 mins, when I hangout with my friend but when I must to go to university I'm usually arrive on time. I'm punctual person in this sense.

Submitted by Maria19 on Wed, 05/08/2020 - 12:48

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I'm usually on time. For me late it's after 5 min.