| 单词 | to run late |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto run late s. to run late: to be behind schedule. Similarly to run early, on time, etc..Originally with reference to a scheduled journey by a vehicle or ship; cf. sense 25. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [verb (intransitive)] > be late over-tarry1843 to run early, on time, etc.1876 1876 Leeds Mercury 25 Mar. 10/1 [The failure of the signals] prevented the coal train, running late, from being stopped and shunted at Holme. 1911 Current Lit. Aug. 219/2 We're running on time this morning—just two more minutes to land. 1920 F. M. Lawson Industr. Control v. 102 If deliveries were running late as against promises, the lateness was balanced—that is, divided evenly over all the articles. 1951 Times 19 June 3/3 Details are given of the main line trains coming into Euston..and whether they are running early or late. 1956 N. Marsh Off with his Head (1957) vi. 113 I got called out on an urgent case and found myself running late. 2002 New Yorker 6 May 58/1 Because things were running late several speakers were bumped to make room for him. < as lemmas |
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