Sentence examples of "late" in English

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Why are you so late? Warum bist du so spät dran?
He came home late last night. Letzte Nacht kam er spät nach Hause.
The train is running late Der Zug verspätet sich
Her late husband was a violinist. Ihr verstorbener Mann war Geiger.
My period is five weeks late. Meine Periode ist fünf Wochen überfällig.
Yesterday he came back late. Er ist gestern spät zurückgekommen.
He stayed up late last night. Er blieb letzte Nacht lange wach.
She is rarely late for appointments. Sie verspätet sich kaum bei Verabredungen.
The late Mr Smith was a doctor. Der verstorbene Herr Schmidt war Arzt.
Tom is almost never late. Tom ist fast nie zu spät.
Last year, my brother was late for school every day. Letztes Jahr kam mein Bruder jeden Tag zu spät zur Schule.
I wonder why the train is late. Ich frage mich, warum sich der Zug verspätet.
The siblings fought tooth and nail over their late father's estate. Die Geschwister kämpften bis auf's Blut um den Nachlass ihres verstorbenen Vaters.
I woke up too late. Ich bin zu spät aufgewacht.
The number of students who come late to class has lately been increasing. Die Zahl der Schüler, die zu spät in die Schule kommen, hat in der letzten Zeit zugenommen.
I was late because of the traffic. Ich habe mich wegen des Verkehrsstaus verspätet.
Never be this late again. Sei nie wieder so spät.
Tom must have had a reason for being late. Tom muss einen Grund gehabt haben, warum er sich verspätete.
We must not be late. Wir dürfen nicht zu spät kommen.
Due to the bad weather, the plane was ten minutes late. Auf Grund des schlechten Wetters, verspätete sich das Flugzeug um zehn Minuten.
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