machiawase ni okuresou desu kara, eki e isogimasu.

I might be late for the meetup, so I hurry to the station.

Breakdown of machiawase ni okuresou desu kara, eki e isogimasu.

• です: to be
• に: destination particle
• 駅えき: station
• から: reason particle

Questions & Answers about machiawase ni okuresou desu kara, eki e isogimasu.

Why is 待ち合わせ used here? Does it mean meeting?

Yes. 待ち合わせ means a planned meeting, meetup, or appointment where people are meeting each other.

In Japanese, it is often used as a noun:

• 待ち合わせに遅れる = to be late for a meetup
• 待ち合わせの場所 = the meeting place

It comes from the verb 待ち合わせる, but in everyday Japanese, the noun 待ち合わせ is very common.

Why does the sentence use に after 待ち合わせ?

Because 遅れる normally takes に for the thing you are late for.

So:

• 学校に遅れる = be late for school
• 約束に遅れる = be late for an appointment
• 待ち合わせに遅れる = be late for a meetup

For an English speaker, this can feel a little unusual because English uses for or sometimes to, but Japanese uses に here.

What does 遅れそう mean exactly?