Collocation
miss a bus
to arrive too late to catch a bus so it leaves without you
Definition
'miss a bus' is a common English collocation. to arrive too late to catch a bus so it leaves without you
miss + a bus
“If we leave now, we won’t miss a bus.”
Examples
- Hurry up, or we’ll miss a bus and be late for work.
- She missed a bus because she couldn’t find her ticket.
- I always miss a bus when I forget to set my alarm.
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- We nearly missed a bus, but the driver waited for us.
- If you miss a bus, the next one comes in about fifteen minutes.
- He missed a bus after the meeting ran over time.
- Don’t miss a bus at this hour—service is less frequent late at night.
- They’ve missed a bus twice this week because the stop is farther than they thought.
- I would have missed a bus if you hadn’t called me to hurry.
More verb + determiner + nouns
- make a decision to choose what to do after thinking about different options
- make a mistake to do something wrong or incorrectly
- join a meeting to enter and take part in a scheduled meeting, especially an online one
- make an excuse to invent or give a reason (often not true) to avoid doing something or to explain a mistake
- make a mess to create a dirty, untidy, or disorganized situation; to spill, scatter, or cause disorder