seint

Usages of seint

Bókavörðurinn lokar bókasafninu seint á kvöldin.
The librarian closes the library late in the evenings.
Ég fer seint heim.
I go home late.
Við förum í apótekið eftir klukkustund, annars verður of seint.
We go to the pharmacy after an hour, otherwise it will be too late.
Hún vaknar seint um helgar.
She wakes up late on weekends.
Við komum seint vegna mikillar umferðar.
We arrive late because of heavy traffic.
Pósthúsið lokar seint í dag, því miður.
The post office closes late today, unfortunately.
Við fórum loksins heim seint í gær.
We finally went home late yesterday.
Lestin fer líklega seint í dag.
The train probably leaves late today.
Ég tilkynni þér strax ef ég kem seint.
I will notify you immediately if I arrive late.
Láttu mig vita ef þú kemur seint.
Let me know if you arrive late.
Ef ég vinn lengi, geng ég frá eldhúsinu seint og fer svo beint að sofa.
If I work late, I put the kitchen in order late and then go straight to sleep.
Hvort sem við förum snemma eða seint, hlakkar henni alltaf til ferðarinnar.
Whether we leave early or late, she is always looking forward to the trip.
Ef þú kemur seint, þá bíð ég í smástund.
If you come late, then I wait for a little while.
Ég veit ekki hvaða leigubíl við eigum að panta þegar það er orðið svona seint.
I do not know which taxi we should order when it has become this late.
Póstmaðurinn sagði að rakningarnúmerið væri rétt, en vefsíðan uppfærðist seint.
The mailman said that the tracking number was correct, but the website updated late.
Ef afhendingin kemur of seint í ágúst, þarf sendandinn að hringja aftur.
If the delivery arrives too late in August, the sender needs to call again.
Hvorug okkar trúir því að hurðarklukkan hafi hringt svona seint.
Neither of us believes that the doorbell rang that late.
Hún kyssti eiginmann sinn aftur þegar hann kom heim seint.
She kissed her husband back when he came home late.
Hún spurði hvaðan ég væri að koma þegar ég kom seint.
She asked where I was coming from when I arrived late.
Við komum þaðan seint í gærkvöldi.
We came from there late last night.
Farangurinn hennar kom seint eftir lendinguna, svo hún þurfti að bíða lengi.
Her luggage arrived late after the landing, so she had to wait a long time.
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