Excuses for Being Late

  • Excuse, delayed by medical X-ray

  • Excuse, medical appointment caused delay

  • Excuse, slept too long and was late

  • Excuse, overslept and was late

  • Excuse, delayed by heavy traffic

  • Funny excuse, delayed by music practice

  • Unexpected mishap causing delay

  • Excuse, delayed while eating

  • Excuse, delayed standing in line

  • Excuse, delayed due to quarantine rules

  • Excuse, daydreaming caused delay

  • Excuse, lateness from exhaustion

  • Silly excuse, late fixing instrument

  • Excuse, late due to feeling sick

  • Excuse, too exhausted to arrive on time

  • Excuse, delayed waiting at crosswalk

  • Excuse, overslept and only just woke up

  • Common excuse, delayed by heavy traffic

  • Excuse, delayed while caring for children

  • Excuse, admits being too lazy to hurry

  • Excuse, overslept and came late

  • Excuse, delayed because couldn’t find way

  • Delay due to vehicle breakdown

  • You were late because you quit your job that day

  • Excuse, overslept and left late

  • Excuse, late because couldn’t find way

  • Saying you had zero signal/zero taxis as cause of delay

  • Excuse, lateness from serious illness

  • Excuse, lateness due to health issue

  • Excuse, delayed while out running

  • Excuse, delayed due to a fire emergency

  • Duplicate phrase, late due to accident

  • Excuse, delayed by online meeting

  • Funny excuse, imaginary disaster

  • Excuse, delayed by heavy rain

  • Excuse, transport delay missing bus

  • Oversleeping is a classic reason for arriving late ⏰

  • Excuse, car delayed by empty fuel tank

  • Excuse, delayed finishing a quiz

  • Excuse, delayed by bad weather

  • “I kept yawning, couldn’t get moving on time”

  • Funny excuse: “I was late because of zombies!”

  • Valid excuse, urgent situation caused delay

  • Excuse, late due to car breakdown

  • Excuse, illness caused lateness

  • Excuse, delayed by heavy traffic

  • Delay caused by car accident

  • Funny excuse, playful homework excuse

  • Excuse, alarm missed and overslept

  • Excuse, lateness due to illness

  • Excuse, delayed finishing work tasks

  • Excuse, delayed finding a parking spot

  • Excuse, late due to being in jail

  • Blame it on getting stuck at the zoo in chaos

  • Common excuse: “forgot the time/meeting,” simple and believable.

  • Excuse, stayed in bed too long

  • Excuse, slowed by traffic signal

  • Excuse, couldn’t come due to no vehicle

  • Excuse, sickness delayed arrival

  • Excuse, pain delayed getting ready

  • Excuse, overslept and left late

  • Excuse, overslept while taking a nap

  • Common excuse, delay caused by bus arrival

  • Excuse, delayed while using restroom

  • Excuse, public transport was delayed

  • An upset stomach can genuinely delay someone.

  • Excuse, delayed while stopping to eat

  • Funny excuse, struck by lightning

  • Staying up late can make someone oversleep or move slowly.

  • Excuse, alarm too quiet to wake up

  • Excuse, delayed by van breakdown

  • Excuse, car stopped from empty fuel tank

  • Heavy traffic delayed arrival

  • Excuse, delayed by traffic jam

  • Excuse, sickness delayed arrival

  • Excuse, late finishing breakfast

  • Excuse, fainted or unconscious caused delay

  • Excuse, lateness from video call

  • Common excuse, stuck in heavy traffic

  • Excuse, late finishing schoolwork

  • Excuse, too drowsy to wake up on time

  • Excuse, delayed searching for keys

  • Excuse, not feeling well caused delay

  • “Busy with something urgent” is a common vague excuse.

  • “Sorry, I was being yelled at and got delayed”

  • Excuse, delayed playing video games

  • Funny excuse, delayed by playing music

  • Overslept and missed the time

  • Excuse, car delay from punctured tire

  • Excuse, delayed by long waiting line

  • Silly excuse, late due to zebra attack

  • Excuse, clothing issue delayed arrival

  • Excuse, busy on Zoom call

  • Excuse, overslept and was late

  • Excuse, delayed by civic obligation

  • Classic funny excuse for lateness

  • Excuse, transport delay missing bus

  • Late due to feeling unwell

  • Excuse, late after attending a party

  • Got stuck in a jam = traffic excuse, classic.

The words in the list Excuses for Being Late are words players of the word game Categories game wrote in played games, sorted by how often they were used.