Excuses for Being Late with P

• Parking

  Excuse, delayed finding a parking spot

• Peeing

  Excuse, delayed while using restroom

• Party

  Excuse, late after attending a party

• Passed out

  Excuse, fainted and delayed arrival

• Pain

  Excuse, late due to sudden pain

• Peed my pants

  Silly excuse, delayed from accident

• Period

  Excuse, lateness from menstrual pain

• Partying

  Excuse, late after being out partying

• Puking

  Excuse, vomiting delayed arrival

• Pulled over

  Excuse, delayed by police stop

• Police

  “Stopped by police” explains a delay in traffic

• Parking ticket

  Got a parking ticket, delayed by the officer.

• Parents

  Parents needed help, they held me up.

• Panic attack
• Praying

  Was praying; service ran longer than planned.

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• Pregnant

  Pregnancy nausea/appointment slowed me down.

• Partied too hard

  Partied too hard, overslept this morning.

• Playing

  Got caught up playing and lost track of time.

• Pulled a muscle

  Pulled a muscle; moving slowly made me late.

• Pooing

  A bathroom emergency is a believable reason to be late 🚽

• Popped tire

  Tire popped en route; had to stop and fix it.

• Poor time management

  Planned poorly, so I ran late—my bad.

• Potty

  Stuck on the potty before leaving, oops!

• Parking lot was full

  Parking was packed; circling made me late.

• Playing games

  Kept playing games and forgot the time.

• Pet died

  Sad event; dealing with it delayed me.

• Pouring rain

  Heavy rain slowed traffic and me down.

• Procrastination

  I delayed myself and ended up late.

• Power outage

  No electricity: alarm or doors didn't work.

• pants ripped

  Wardrobe malfunction, had to change pants

• Problems

  Had personal problems to sort out, sorry!

• Plane crash

  Airport delays after a plane crash.

• Puncture

  Tire puncture caused delay on the way.

• Playing video games

  Got caught up gaming and lost track.

• Phone died

  Phone battery died; no time or maps.

• Poor planning

  I didn't plan well and left too late.

• Pothole

  Hit a pothole; car trouble slowed me.

• Practice

  Sports practice ran over, got here late.

• Pink eye

  Had pink eye, needed care before coming.

• Pandemic

  Pandemic rules and closures slowed travel.

• Potty break

  Needed a quick potty break before heading in.

• party last night

  Up late at a party; overslept and ran behind.

• Parked far away

  Had to park far away and walk a long way in.

• Phone call

  Stuck on an important phone call I couldn't end.

• Procrastinating

  Kept putting it off until too late to be on time.

• public transport

  Delayed buses/trains made you arrive late.

• painting

  Was painting; had to clean up, so arrived late.

• packing

  Busy packing stuff, ran behind schedule.

• poor sleep

  Slept badly and got moving late.

• Pet

  Pet emergency or care delayed your start.

• period cramps

  Period cramps made it hard to leave on time.

• Poorly

  Feeling poorly/ill this morning, moved slowly.

• poisoned
• Pneumonia

  Serious illness slowed you down a lot.

• Parking problems

  Trouble parking the car made you late.

• Poor timing

  Misjudged timing, showed up late.

• Poor weather

  Heavy rain or snow caused big delays.

• Pet was sick

  Pet got ill; had to handle it first.

• peed the bed

  Had to change sheets; ran late.

• parking the car

  Parking took ages near the venue.

• Punched in the face

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