Collocation
miss a meeting
to not attend a scheduled meeting
Definition
'miss a meeting' is a common English collocation. to not attend a scheduled meeting
miss + a/the + meeting
“I cannot miss the meeting tomorrow.”
Examples
- I cannot miss the meeting tomorrow because I am presenting.
- She missed a meeting this morning due to a flat tire.
- Please call me if you are going to miss the meeting.
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- He hates missing meetings, so he joins by phone when he is traveling.
- If we miss the meeting with the client, we may lose the contract.
- I nearly missed the meeting because the subway was delayed.
- No one should miss a meeting like this, given how much is at stake.
- They apologized for missing the meeting and asked for a quick recap.
- Do not miss the meeting, even if you can only stay for ten minutes.
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