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Sorry for lateness reply. vs Sorry for my lateness reply.

The correct phrase is "sorry for the late reply." Both of the given phrases are incorrect. The correct phrase uses the adjective "late" to describe the reply, and it does not require the possessive pronoun "my."

Last updated: March 25, 2024

Sorry for lateness reply.

This phrase is incorrect. It should be "sorry for the late reply."

The correct phrase is "sorry for the late reply" when apologizing for responding late to a message or communication.
  • There's no room for lateness in a company making precision instruments.
  • I had you flogged last spring for lateness!
  • Four of the sampled importers/distributors sent questionnaire replies. Only two importers, though, provided complete replies.
  • Sorry for the silent treatment, gossips.
  • Sorry for what I just did.
  • Sorry for inconvenience Ms. Gaal.
  • -Sorry for the joke yesterday.
  • Sorry for making you lose your friend again.
  • Sorry for spoiling your evening and...
  • And I'm sorry for that.
  • I'm sorry for going through your purse.
  • Sorry for disappointing you all the time.
  • Sorry for interrupting, Mister Kadjic.
  • Sorry for this too brief letter.
  • Judge will feel sorry for you.
  • -Sorry for the rude awakening.
  • Sorry for not properly introducing myself.
  • I stopped feeling sorry for myself after that.
  • I'm sorry for thinking only of myself.
  • Sorry for the department's loss.

Alternatives:

  • sorry for the late reply.

Sorry for my lateness reply.

This phrase is incorrect. It should be "sorry for the late reply."

The correct phrase is "sorry for the late reply" when apologizing for responding late to a message or communication.
  • I apologize for my lateness, senator.
  • Mr President, I apologise for my lateness.
  • Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, another event of European significance is responsible for my lateness or at least gives me an excuse.
  • Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I must once again beg forgiveness for my lateness.
  • Mr President, honourable Members of the European Parliament, Commissioners, please forgive me first of all for my lateness, which is not due to any lunchtime whim but simply to the fact that Jacques Chirac, the French President, was with us.
  • My lateness might as well have been absence.
  • Please forgive my lateness, I'm sorry.
  • Now please forgive my lateness, but I wasn't sure how to find Greendale sober.
  • But you are all here, so no harm done at all by my lateness.
  • Four of the sampled importers/distributors sent questionnaire replies. Only two importers, though, provided complete replies.
  • Sorry for the silent treatment, gossips.
  • Sorry for what I just did.
  • Sorry for inconvenience Ms. Gaal.
  • -Sorry for the joke yesterday.
  • Sorry for making you lose your friend again.
  • Sorry for spoiling your evening and...
  • And I'm sorry for that.
  • I'm sorry for going through your purse.
  • Sorry for disappointing you all the time.
  • Sorry for interrupting, Mister Kadjic.

Alternatives:

  • sorry for the late reply.

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