run late en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, used in the present participle) To be late; to fail to be on time.
When the clocks are put forward at the introduction of summer time, the long-distance night trains automatically become one hour late, and continue to run late for the remainder of their journeys. […] Similarly, when the clocks are put back in the autumn, the night trains become one hour early.
1951 June, “The Why and the Wherefore: Railways and Summer Time”, in Railway Magazine, page 429:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| runs late | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| ran late | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| running late | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| run late | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (6)
es retrasarse (Translations) · de spät dran sein (Translations) · es lerdear (Translations) · mh awa (Translations) · es atrasarse (Translations) · es demorarse (Translations)