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Usages of terlambat
Jika penerbangan terlambat, Anda bisa menunggu di gerbang keberangkatan.
If the flight is late, you can wait at the departure gate.
Jangan terlambat check-out, agar Anda sempat mengantre di bandara dengan tenang.
Don’t be late checking out, so you have time to queue calmly at the airport.
Dia mengatakan kereta berikutnya terlambat.
He/She says the next train is late.
Teman laki-laki saya juga berjanji, padahal dia sering terlambat.
My male friend also promised, whereas he is often late.
Sepertinya kereta terlambat.
It seems the train is late.
Saya bertanya apakah kereta berikutnya terlambat.
I ask whether the next train is late.
Ibu menanyakan alasan saya terlambat, dan saya menjawab dengan tenang.
Mother asks my reason for being late, and I answer calmly.
Dia tidak terburu-buru karena kereta terlambat.
She/He is not in a hurry because the train is late.
Saya malu karena datang terlambat.
I am embarrassed because I arrived late.
Menurut saya, terlambat lima menit itu wajar.
In my opinion, being five minutes late is reasonable.
Saya berharap kereta tidak terlambat.
I hope the train is not late.
Kurir itu terlambat karena hujan, dan kami tidak mengeluh.
That courier was late because of the rain, and we did not complain.
Entah kereta terlambat entah tepat waktu, kami menunggu setenang mungkin di peron.
Whether the train is late or on time, we wait as calmly as possible on the platform.
Saya kesal karena kereta terlambat.
I am annoyed because the train is late.
Mestinya dia datang lebih awal, tetapi justru terlambat karena hujan.
He should have come earlier, but instead he was late because of the rain.
Dia sadar bahwa kereta terlambat.
He/She is aware that the train is late.
Dia kecewa karena taksi terlambat.
He/She is disappointed because the taxi is late.
Jam tangan dia berhenti, jadi dia terlambat sedikit.
Her/His wristwatch stopped, so she/he was a little late.
Di halte itu, kami menunggu rekan kami yang datang terlambat.
At that bus stop, we wait for our colleague who is late.
Kalau bukan hujan, ya angin kencang yang membuat angkot terlambat.
If it isn’t the rain, then strong wind makes the minibus late.
Di tim kecil kami tidak ada yang terlambat hari ini.
In our small team no one is late today.
Pagi itu saya terlambat ke kantor karena hujan deras.
That morning I was late to the office because of heavy rain.
Dia sengaja datang terlambat ke rapat pagi ini.
He/She deliberately came late to the meeting this morning.
Saya nyaris terlambat ke kantor pagi ini karena hujan deras.
I was almost late to the office this morning because of the heavy rain.
Saya kira kereta terlambat.
I think the train is late.
Besok pagi saya naik taksi ke bandara supaya tidak terlambat.
Tomorrow morning I will take a taxi to the airport so I won’t be late.
Kalaupun kereta terlambat, kami tetap menunggu dengan sabar di peron.
Even if the train is late, we still wait patiently on the platform.
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