Excuses for Being Late with R

  • Excuse, delayed by heavy rain

  • Excuse, already admitting being late

  • Excuse, car stopped from empty fuel tank

  • Excuse, lateness from exhaustion

  • Excuse, didn’t manage time well

  • Excuse, got stuck in heavy traffic

  • Excuse, delayed waiting at traffic light

  • Excuse, traffic jam at peak hours

  • Got robbed, had to deal with police delays.

  • Stopped to chat after running into a friend.

  • Simply running behind schedule today.

  • Heavy road traffic slowed me down.

  • Road accident caused a big delay.

  • You hit a cat, had to stop and deal with it.

  • Really bad traffic jam held me up.

  • Got rear-ended, had to exchange info.

  • Dramatic excuse: you ran over a dog, caused delay.

  • Had a fender-bender; ran into a car.

  • Minor crash into a pole delayed the trip.

  • Was out running errands and lost track of time.

  • Serious incident, had to wait for police/ambulance.

  • Hit a road block; traffic stopped me for a while.

  • Police delay due to a nearby robbery on my route.

  • Got absorbed in a book and forgot the time.

  • Had a skin rash and needed quick care before coming.

  • Accident with a tree slowed me down on the way.

  • Caught a cold—runny nose made me move slower.

  • Serious accident; had to deal with it, late.

  • Wardrobe mishap; had to change clothes, delayed.

  • Silly accident; got hurt and slowed me down.

  • Bumped into someone, stopped to sort it out.

  • Felt really sick; stayed in bed longer.

  • Too slow today; missed the bus and arrived late.

  • Road was closed; detour made me late.

  • Hit a deer; had to stop and call for help.

  • You ran all the way to work and still arrived late.

  • My meeting ran over time and kept me back.

  • Roadworks caused heavy traffic delays

  • Ran over a squirrel and pulled over, so I was late.

  • Fender-bender; exchanged info, got delayed.

  • Stopped to chat after bumping into an old friend.

  • Wardrobe malfunction; had to change clothes

  • Accident with a deer stopped me for a while

  • Minor accident with a bus held me up

  • A dramatic escape can definitely make someone late 🏃

  • You ran to school but still didn’t make it in time.

  • You hit your own dog, had to stop and help it.

  • Road construction caused a big delay

  • A rat problem at home held me up

  • You ran a red light, got stopped, arrived late.

  • Silly illness excuse: says rabies delayed them.

  • Flat tire from a nail slowed arrival.

  • Took the wrong route and arrived late.

  • Detour due to road closure caused delay.

  • Road was closed, forcing detour and long delay.

  • Blockage on the road held them up.

  • Too sleepy, overslept and missed the start.

  • Stuck in rush hour; traffic delayed arrival.

  • Says they are moving slow today; delayed.

  • Bike hit an object; had to stop and check.

  • Took the wrong bus and had to loop back.

  • My ride was late; pickup delayed me.

  • Got stuck raking leaves, lost track of time.

The words in the list Excuses for Being Late with R come from players of the word game Categories game.