Examples of “lateness” in a Sentence

noun The state or fact of being late.

• A 40 m.p.h. slack at West Ruislip, quickly followed by a 30 m.p.h. slack at Gerrards Cross, increased our lateness to four minutes at High Wycombe. — R. C. Riley, The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future (1960)
• His constant lateness annoyed his coworkers.
• His chronic lateness will cost him a promotion if not his job.