phrasal verb · neutral
run late
/rʌn leɪt/run LATE
speakingtask1
to be or become delayed and arrive later than planned
Examples
“I'm running late for my exam because of the traffic.”
“The train ran late and many passengers missed their connections.”
“Sorry I'm late—I've been running late all morning.”
Band 8 sentence
“I informed the examiner via email that I was running late due to unexpected road closures and asked for a short delay.”
Collocations
- run late for (an appointment)
- running late this morning
- run a little late
Word family
run verbrunning verb/adjlate adj
Common mistakes
I'm late my exam.→I'm late for my exam.
The train was running lated.→The train was running late.
Say it for a higher band
5be late→6arrive late→7+run late
Synonyms
be late
be delayed
Easily confused
be late
“I'm going to be late for work because my bus was cancelled.”
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