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Usages of sich verspäten
Der Bus war überfüllt, und wir haben uns dadurch verspätet.
The bus was crowded, and because of that we were delayed.
Wir waren enttäuscht, weil die Bahn sich verspätet hat.
We were disappointed because the train was delayed.
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