running late
Not on time
Running late means behind schedule, not arriving or completing something at the expected time.
The phrase implies awareness of the delay: I'm running late, start without me.
It often suggests the person is still in motion toward their destination, unlike simply being late, which states the fact without implying effort to arrive.
- tardyArriving past due
- clockDevice displaying time
- delayedMade to wait longer
- snooze buttonAlarm delay mechanism
- oversleepingSlumbering past intended time
stuck in traffic · hit snooze · watch · traffic jam · lost track of time · schedule · time crunch · flustered · procrastination · last minute · excuses · behind · apologies · stress · rush · anxiety · overdue · guilt
- Common Mistakesprocrastination, forgetting, oversight, miscalculation, rushing
- Goodbye excusesgotta go, gotta run, heading out, time to go, off I go
- late excusesstuck in traffic, lost track of time, delayed, behind schedule, overslept
- morning problemsoversleeping, fatigue, grogginess, bed head, bad breath
- not on timetardy, delayed, overdue, unpunctual, behindhand
- time pressurerush, against the clock, rushed, clock is ticking, urgency
running lateahead of schedule
Before the planned time
early · on time · punctual · running ahead · ahead of time
running laterunning ahead
Moving in front
ahead of schedule · on track · keeping up · ahead of the game · in the lead
late, later, runner, running, latest, lately, runs, belated, outrun