"run late" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 遲到
• 耽擱

Definition

指因各種原因未能按計畫準時到達，尤其是約會或會議趕不上安排的時間。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

口語用法，日常生活、工作場景常見。可用於人、活動、交通。常與“Sorry, I'm running late”連用。即使只是小幅度的延誤也可以說“run late”。

Examples

I'm running late for school.

我上學**遲到了**。

The meeting will run late today.

會議今天會**耽擱**。

Trains often run late during bad weather.

惡劣天氣時火車經常會**晚點**。

Sorry, I’m running late—traffic is terrible this morning.

不好意思，我**遲到了**，今天早上交通很糟。

Let me know if you’re going to run late.

如果你會**遲到**，請告訴我。

The show might run late, so don't make plans right after.

演出可能會**延遲結束**，所以不要馬上安排其他事情。