lateness

lateness
late·ness [ʼleɪtnəs] n
no pl
1) (being delayed) Verspätung f;
he made no apology for his \lateness er entschuldigte sich nicht dafür, dass er zu spät kam
2) (of time)
the \lateness of the hour meant that there were few buses running da es schon sehr spät war, fuhren kaum noch Busse

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