Excuses for Being Late with O

• Overslept

  Excuse, slept too long and was late

• Out of gas

  Excuse, car delayed by empty fuel tank

• Out of town

  Excuse, was away from the area

• Out of time

  Excuse, ran out of time to arrive

• On the phone

  Excuse, delayed while on a call

• on the toilet

  Excuse, delayed using the toilet

• On my way

  Common text excuse meaning “I’m coming now”

• On my period

  Cramps made me slow; needed extra time.

• Over it

  Feeling fed up can certainly delay someone.

• open heart surgery

  Extreme excuse: had surgery, ran very late.

• On the bus

  Stuck on the bus; delays made me arrive late.

• old car

  Old car wouldn't start, so I was late.

• Overtime

  Had to work overtime, so I got here late.

• Old age

  Moving slower today; old age made me late.

• Oil spill

  Road oil spill caused traffic delays.

• Annonce
• Out of toilet paper

  Bathroom emergency slowed leaving. Valid excuse.

• Orthodontist appointment

  Ortho appointment ran late; believable reason.

• On the way

  Said when late and still en route. Works.

• Oil leak

  Car had an oil leak, causing delay.

• Ordering food

  Held up ordering food; simple and plausible.

• Old car broke down

  Car trouble delayed me on the way over.

• overtired

  Too overtired, moved slow and arrived late.

• Organ failure

  A serious medical emergency clearly explains lateness.

• open wound

  An accident causing an injury can delay anyone.

• On the wrong bus

  Took the wrong bus and arrived late.

• out sick

  Home sick today, so I couldn't make it on time.

• Out to lunch

  Lunch ran long; came back later than planned.

• On my phone

  Got stuck on my phone, lost track of time.

• Overly tired

  Too exhausted to get ready on time.

• overeating

  Ate too much; felt sick and ran late.

• Out with friends

  Was out with friends and lost track of time.

• Out all night

  Was out late, overslept and arrived late.

• optometrist appointment

  Eye doctor visit ran long, made me late.

• opened the wrong door

  Took the wrong door and got delayed.

• on a call

  Stuck on a call that ran long.

• on the train

  Train delays kept me stuck onboard.

• out of bed late

  Overslept and got out of bed too late.

• Our car broke down

  Car broke down—stuck waiting for a tow.

• Officer pulled me over

  Got stopped by an officer, arrived late.

• oh i forgot

  I forgot the time and left too late.

• oven caught on fire

  Kitchen emergency—had to put out the flames!

• out last night

  Was out late, overslept this morning.

• ongoing traffic

  Stuck in ongoing traffic delays.

• Oil change

  Car needed an oil change, took longer than planned.

• Oven fire

  Kitchen emergency; putting out oven fire made you late

• Oven exploded

  My oven exploded—had to deal with the mess!

• out of breath

  Had to stop to catch breath, slowed me down.

• On the wrong train

  Got on the wrong train and had to backtrack.

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