excuse
| How to excuse for being late | |
| I overslept. | I felt very ill. |
| The bus was late. | My pet ran away. |
| I lost my car keys. | I got stuck in traffic. |
| My car broke down. | I had a car accident. |
| My water pipes burst. | I got lost coming here. |
| My house got burgled. | I just lost track of time. |
| The police stopped me. | The traffic was terrible. |
| The alarm didn’t go off. | I was called into school. |
| I was tied up in a meeting. | A family member was sick. |
| There was too much traffic. | My babysitter let me down. |
| The weather was really bad. | The subway was out of order. |
| I thought today was Saturday. | I couldn’t find a parking space. |
