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Entries in late (3)

Sunday
May012011

“So much for leaving at a decent time...”

So much for leaving at a decent time.

You often have to work late hours. Today you wanted to leave work at 6:00, but you were too busy. Now it's 8:00, and you're still working. You think to yourself:

So much for leaving at a decent time...

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Sunday
Aug152010

“Is she coming or what?”

You and your friend were supposed to meet someone at 8:00 for dinner, but she's 20 minutes late already. Your friend called her and they talked for a couple minutes

Is she coming or what?

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Thursday
Apr292010

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

You're meeting your friend for lunch at a restaurant. You show up 5 minutes late. You want to apologize to your friend for being late, so you say:

Sorry to keep you waiting.

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