Collocation
come late
to arrive after the expected or scheduled time
Definition
'come late' is a common English collocation. to arrive after the expected or scheduled time
come + late
“Please do not come late to the interview.”
Examples
- If you come late again, you will miss the warm-up.
- He came late because the train was delayed.
- They came late to the ceremony and had to stand at the back.
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- Do not come late on your first day at work.
- She often comes late on Mondays due to traffic.
- We came late, so all the good seats were taken.
- If you come late to class, please enter quietly.
- I came late and had to catch up on the instructions by asking a classmate.
More verb + adverbs
- turn out well To result in a positive or successful outcome; to end in a good way.
- We work together. To cooperate or collaborate with someone on a task or goal; to perform a task jointly.
- calm down quickly To become less agitated, upset, or excited in a short amount of time; to regain composure swiftly.
- do well to be successful or achieve good results
- do badly to perform poorly; to have an unsatisfactory result (in a task, test, game, or situation)