A message to say you're late
Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and tips and do the exercises.
Preparation
Aziz
I'm running 10 mins late, sorry!
No problem!
Aargh! Traffic is really bad. I'll be more than 10 mins late now, sorry again!!
It's OK, don't worry. I'm in the café already so it's fine
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
OK, LMK when you find a place
I might get something to eat tho
Of course! I'll be as quick as I can
OK!
Found one! Be there in 10 mins
Well done! See you soon
Thx for waiting
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.
For me , five minutes is still acceptable.. After that is late and makes me feel bad
I'm usually on time and if I'm late, it'll be just ten minutes. Thirty minutes is late for me.
Don't worry I'll be as quick as I can. I'll let you know When I find a place to park.
I'm not usually on time or late.I'm usually early because I feel more confident.
Are you usually on time or late? How many minutes is ‘late’ for you?
To be honest, I usually late for my appointments with my friends, brother and other HAHAH. Idk why, but I just can't be on time, so for me, it's so hard to not late, because I have a lot of routine that improve me such as workouts, English, French and other. (I even late on my lectures, so yes). But usually I late from 5 to 10 minutes, and everything is good!
To me, I’m always determined to be on time, because in my opinion, not being late shows professionalism in both life and work. However, sometimes being late is unavoidable in cases of force majeure. Still, we need to learn from this. One of my ways to improve is to start leaving earlier — at least 15 minutes in advance.
Unfortunatelly, I'm usually late. I know it's not a good thing, but I'm trying to improve.
For me, even one minute past the time is late, and I usually about ten minutes late.
I 'm usually try to arrive on time. If I am late, it's only around 10 minutes. Sometimes it depend on the situation.
i'm usually on time. I like to arrive a few minutes early if possible.
For me, being “late” means arriving more than 5 minutes after the agreed time.
Sometimes I'm late wkwk, just 5-10 mins!!