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arrive late in vs arrive late

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Arrive late in' is used when specifying a particular time period or location, while 'arrive late' is a more general expression indicating lateness without specifying further details.

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 908 views

arrive late in

This phrase is correct when specifying a particular time period or location.

Use 'arrive late in' when you want to indicate arriving late at a specific time or place. For example, 'He always arrives late in the afternoon.'

Examples:

  • She tends to arrive late in the evening.
  • They arrived late in the meeting.
  • He arrived late in the day.
  • Madam President-in-Office of the Council, usually, when I get back to Bergamo from Brussels, I arrive late in the evening and I go and have a pizza.
  • The rapporteurs stress, however, that the payment claims from Member States normally arrive late in the year and, under the N+2 rule, even have a tendency to arrive just before the deadline.
  • I'd arrive late in the morning.
  • Madam President, I take exception to the fact that a Commissioner arrives late for a meeting in Parliament, never mind where it takes place.
  • With regard to Mr Marques' report, relating to 1999, it did indeed arrive rather late, in January 2001.I can tell the rapporteur that this was due to the problems of reorganising our Directorate-General.
  • How late we arrive in Mexico?
  • Tom knew Mary would arrive late.
  • The old man says Khorshid arrives late and his instruments aren't tuned.
  • When you arrive late a barbecue, it remains as sausages cramées.
  • Arrive late and he gets very stabby with the hypodermic.
  • It will arrive late when we are dead already.
  • Funding for projects we have committed to arrives late and sometimes badly.
  • The best guests always arrive late.
  • I don't speak to people who arrive late and upset their girlfriends.
  • Yes, we only arrive late when we are needed to catch muggers.
  • Of course it is vexatious when reports either arrive late or are incomplete.
  • Too often, observers arrive late and leave early.
  • The Professorjá should know she always arrives late.
  • We should enjoy our meal, arrive late, and risk winding up with terrible seats, assuming we get in at all.
  • For example 'the train has departed' is what we say when we arrive late.

Alternatives:

  • arrive late at
  • arrive late for
  • arrive late on
  • arrive late during

arrive late

This phrase is a general expression indicating lateness without specifying further details.

Use 'arrive late' when you want to convey that someone is late without specifying a particular time or location. For example, 'She tends to arrive late to work.'

Examples:

  • He always arrives late.
  • She tends to arrive late to class.
  • They arrived late to the party.
  • We should enjoy our meal, arrive late, and risk winding up with terrible seats, assuming we get in at all.
  • Once again I apologise for the misunderstanding which caused me to arrive late this morning.
  • Yes, but when it's your party, you arrive late, and the later the better, especially because we want a big frenzy around the reveal that you are "Anonymous."
  • I would not arrive late.
  • Tom knew Mary would arrive late.
  • It will arrive late when we are dead already.
  • The best guests always arrive late.
  • I don't speak to people who arrive late and upset their girlfriends.
  • Yes, we only arrive late when we are needed to catch muggers.
  • Of course it is vexatious when reports either arrive late or are incomplete.
  • Too often, observers arrive late and leave early.
  • For example 'the train has departed' is what we say when we arrive late.
  • They arrive late, they leave early, stay home when they are sick.
  • Madam President-in-Office of the Council, usually, when I get back to Bergamo from Brussels, I arrive late in the evening and I go and have a pizza.
  • But I saved you a seat in case you arrive late.
  • Goods do not arrive, or they arrive late.
  • If some Members arrive late because they have to make another detour, they should not be penalised if they cannot take part in the voting.
  • Hurry up, or we'll arrive late at night.
  • Three of your workers said Donald Everton would arrive late to set every day, but you never pulled him up on it.

Alternatives:

  • be late
  • show up late
  • come late
  • get there late

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