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I arrived late at home. vs I arrived home late.

Both sentences are correct, but they have slightly different meanings. 'I arrived late at home' implies that the person arrived at home later than expected, while 'I arrived home late' suggests that the person arrived at home at a late hour.

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Last updated: August 29, 2024 • 24293 views

I arrived late at home.

This phrase is correct but less common in everyday usage. It implies arriving at home later than expected.

This phrase is used to indicate that the person arrived at home later than planned or later than usual.

Examples:

I arrived late at home and missed dinner with my family.
She arrived late at home after the party had ended.
He always arrives late at home because of his long commute.

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Last updated: November 03, 2024

Mar 12, 2019 ... I arrived late at home but the wife was starving so I actually started cooking before the oven got up to temp. I guess it was probably ...
Apr 8, 2020 ... I never understood why my mom used to worry whenever I didn't eat anything during the day, or when I arrived late at home from somewhere or ...
May 21, 2019 ... The earlier I got my work done, the better so I could focus on soccer and not have to do homework when I arrived late at home. SSP: What is ...
Nov 12, 2016 ... Some weeks ago I arrived late at home and he argued that I was fucking the black guy next-door and called me a cock LovePeddler. To which I ...
Jul 22, 2013 ... The Friday has came, I arrived late at home as usual. My mother and my siblings are already gone for the two-hour ride to Indang, Cavite. I ...
Sep 5, 2019 ... (1) One Day, I arrived late at home... Bec'z landlord aunty was gone... I took selfies with lotz of pout.. but scared seeing aunty getting ...
Mar 21, 2022 ... IN 2017, I arrived late at home one evening after travelling the whole evening transporting two donkeys from Mazabuka where I had bought them.
Last night I arrived late at home because I worked a lot. COMO: Although this connector has the same meaning as porque, we only use it at the beginning of ...
Sep 9, 2024 ... I arrived late at home because I had to stop at the supermarket w … hen coming home from my job. I called my friend Mark and invited him to ...

Alternatives:

I arrived home late.
I got home late.
I reached home late.
I came home late.
I got back home late.

I arrived home late.

This phrase is correct and more commonly used. It indicates arriving at home at a late hour.

This phrase is used to convey that the person arrived at home at a late time of day or night.

Examples:

I arrived home late and everyone was already asleep.
She always arrives home late after work.
He arrived home late after the concert ended.

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Last updated: November 03, 2024

May 30, 2024 ... 431 likes, 19 comments - mariashellquilts on May 30, 2024: "I arrived home late last night. This is the photo of Alaska I took just prior to ...
I arrived home late last night after a long afternoon/evening of packing down mostly because, surprise surprise I couldn't stop talking. I blame...
May 20, 2013 ... I arrived home late last night = I got to home ; vaneg_09. New Member. Spanish ; Loob. Senior Member. English UK ; vaneg_09. New Member. Spanish.
Jan 22, 2023 ... I arrived home late last evening from our industry's annual conference in Miami, FLA where I finished my term as president of the ...
Dec 29, 2020 ... ... I arrived home late Saturday night, I went home. In the 283 days since, I've been to the office four times for a combined total of four hours.
Mar 23, 2017 ... As I mentioned in my email, I arrived home late last night from a huge catering conference, where I took 4 of my key employees to learn and get ...
Sep 16, 2022 ... I arrived home late last night and needless to say, but I'm wiped. Happy, but wiped. Given the weather is most certainly fall here, I put ...
Oct 14, 2024 ... I'd hide my gear at school and, when I arrived home late, lie and tell them I'd gotten detention. As I got older, I realized that my parents ...
Nov 17, 2019 ... By Cheney Luttich. I arrived home late last night feeling heavy. My husband greeted me at the door, took my bags, and served me dinner while ...
Sep 7, 2019 ... Subway station. Earlier this summer, I arrived home late on a Friday night — late these days meaning after 8 p.m. — and was taking things out of ...

Alternatives:

I arrived late at home.
I got home late.
I reached home late.
I came home late.
I got back home late.

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