Te laat
Example: Ik kwam te laat op school door de busvertraging.
Definition
"Te laat" means arriving or happening after the expected or scheduled time. It is used to describe situations where someone or something does not occur punctually, such as arriving late to school or missing a deadline.
Etymology
The phrase "te laat" comes from Dutch, where "te" means 'too' or 'too much' and "laat" means 'late.' Together, they literally mean 'too late.' It's a straightforward compound that has been used in Dutch to express tardiness for centuries.
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"Te laat" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A1) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used expressions.
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