chronic lateness
Always arriving late
Chronic lateness is a persistent pattern of arriving after the expected or agreed-upon time.
The phrase implies habit rather than occasional delay—someone with chronic lateness isn't running behind once; they're reliably unreliable: His chronic lateness eventually cost him the job.
The condition may be treated as a character flaw, a symptom of poor time management, or sometimes a sign of deeper issues like anxiety or ADHD.
- tardinessState of being late
- delayEnforced waiting period
- procrastinationHabitual task avoidance
- five more minutesRequested delay before waking
- rushingRapid forward movement
excuses · waiting · apologizing · snooze · alarm · traffic · time management · oversleeping · lost track of time · disrespect · habit · anxiety · disorganized · scrambling · last minute · missed · missed appointment · impatient
- delaysdelays, delay, delayed, postponement, postpone
- pet peevesannoyance, loud chewing, irritation, loud talking, frustration
- School Tardinesstardy slip, truancy, oversleeping, punctuality, attendance
- being lateoversleeping, traffic, delays, rushing, flat tire
- passive aggressionsilent treatment, backhanded compliments, backhanded compliment, cold shoulder, eye rolling
- mental blocksmental block, self-doubt, self-sabotage, procrastination, self-criticism
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