Collocation
miss a train
to arrive too late to catch a train before it departs
Definition
'miss a train' is a common English collocation. to arrive too late to catch a train before it departs
miss + a/the + train
“If we don’t leave now, we’ll miss the train.”
Examples
- I missed the train because I overslept.
- Hurry up or we will miss the train.
- She nearly missed the train when the taxi got stuck in traffic.
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- They missed the last train and had to take a night bus.
- If you miss a train in this city, the next one comes in five minutes.
- We would have missed the train if you hadn’t called to remind me.
- Don’t miss the train—boarding closes two minutes before departure.
- He hates missing a train, so he always arrives early.
- I almost missed the train while buying coffee at the station.
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