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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLate Arrival
/leɪt əˈraɪ.vəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of arriving after the expected or scheduled time.
"Due to traffic, her late arrival caused her to miss the beginning of the meeting." - 2
An instance of someone or something arriving later than planned.
"The late arrival of the train disrupted the entire schedule."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'late' originates from the Old English 'læt', meaning 'slow' or 'delayed', while 'arrival' comes from the Latin 'advenire', meaning 'to come to'. The combination reflects the concept of reaching a destination after the expected time.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Late Arrival" is said worldwide
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Arrivée tardive
Transliteration: aʁive taʁdiv
"Son arrivée tardive a causé des problèmes."
Späte Ankunft
Transliteration: ʃpɛːtə ˈaŋkʊnft
"Die späte Ankunft des Zuges hat den Zeitplan gestört."
Arrivo in ritardo
Transliteration: arˈrivo in riˈtardo
"Il suo arrivo in ritardo ha causato confusione."
Llegada tardía
Transliteration: ʎeˈɣaða taɾˈði.a
"La llegada tardía del vuelo causó inconvenientes."
Chegada tardia
Transliteration: ʃeˈɡadɐ taʁˈdiɐ
"A chegada tardia do ônibus atrasou a viagem."
देरी से आगमन
Transliteration: deri se aagman
"उसका देर से आगमन समस्या पैदा कर गया।"
迟到
Transliteration: chídào
"他的迟到导致了很多麻烦。"
늦은 도착
Transliteration: neujeun dochak
"그의 늦은 도착은 문제를 일으켰다."
遅れた到着
Transliteration: okureta tōchaku
"彼の遅れた到着は問題を引き起こした。"
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