Phrase guide

sorry I'm late

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used to apologise for not arriving on time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 不好意思來晚了 /不好意思来晚了 (bùhǎoyìsi lái wǎn le) — sorry I'm late
  • Dutch: sorry dat ik laat ben — sorry I'm late
  • Finnish: anteeksi, että olen myöhässä — sorry I'm late
  • French: désolé, je suis en retard — sorry I'm late
  • Galician: sinto chegar tarde — sorry I'm late
  • German: entschuldigen Sie bitte, dass ich mich verspätet habe — sorry I'm late
  • Gujarati: મને માફ કરજો, હું મોડો પડ્યો (mane māph karjo, hũ moṛo paḍyo) — sorry I'm late
  • Gujarati: મને માફ કરજો, હું મોડી પડી (mane māph karjo, hũ moṛī paḍī) — sorry I'm late
  • Hungarian: elnézést kérek, hogy késtem — sorry I'm late
  • Hungarian: elnézést a késésért (kérek) — sorry I'm late
  • Italian: scusa, sono in ritardo — sorry I'm late
  • Japanese: 遅くなって、すみません (osokunatte, sumimasen) — sorry I'm late
  • Japanese: 遅れてすみません (okurete sumimasen) — sorry I'm late
  • Korean: 늦어서 죄송합니다 (neujeoseo joesonghamnida) — sorry I'm late
  • Low German: deit mi Leed, laat antokamen — sorry I'm late
  • Low German: deit mi Leed, dat ik mi verlaat heff — sorry I'm late
  • Norwegian Bokmål: beklager, jeg er sen — sorry I'm late
  • Polish: przepraszam za spóźnienie — sorry I'm late
  • Portuguese: desculpa pelo atraso — sorry I'm late
  • Russian: извини́те, что опозда́л (izviníte, što opozdál) — sorry I'm late
  • Russian: извини́те, что опозда́ла (izviníte, što opozdála) — sorry I'm late
  • Spanish: lamento llegar tarde — sorry I'm late
  • Spanish: disculpas por el retraso — sorry I'm late
  • Swedish: förlåt, jag är sen — sorry I'm late