era in ritardo

was late

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phrase Uncommon #10,751

was late Used to describe someone or something that was behind schedule or arrived later than expected. The phrase can apply to people, trains, buses, events, and similar situations.

IT: Il mio treno era in ritardo.

EN: My train was late.

Chi le ha detto perché Tom era in ritardo?

Who told you why Tom was late?

Era in ritardo ieri.

He was late yesterday.

Lei era in ritardo al lavoro perché ha dormito troppo.

She was late for work because she overslept.

Come al solito, era in ritardo.

As usual, he was late.

— I Tenenbaum (2001)

Tom era in ritardo questa mattina per colpa del traffico.

Tom was late this morning because of traffic.

La coincidenza era in ritardo.

The connecting train was late.

— Una luce dal passato (2004)

Mary disse che il suo autobus era in ritardo.

Mary said her bus was late.

Il nostro treno era in ritardo.

Our train was late.

Mary era in ritardo perché ha dormito troppo.

Mary was late because she overslept.

Era in ritardo perché ha dormito troppo.

He was late because he overslept.

Non un singolo studente era in ritardo.

Not a single student was late.

Perché il tuo treno era in ritardo?

Why was your train late?

Tom era in ritardo di soli tre minuti.

Tom was only three minutes late.

Il mio volo era in ritardo.

My flight was late.

Il mio treno era in ritardo.

My train was late.

A causa del maltempo, la partenza del aereo era in ritardo di due ore.

Due to the bad weather, the plane’s departure was delayed by two hours.

Io mi chiedo perché Tom era in ritardo.

I wonder why Tom was late.

Per via del brutto tempo, l'aereo era in ritardo.

Due to the bad weather, the plane was delayed.

L'aereo era in ritardo a causa del maltempo.

The plane was delayed because of bad weather.

Mary era in ritardo perché dormì troppo.

Mary was late because she overslept.

Tom ci ha detto la ragione per cui era in ritardo.

Tom told us the reason he was late.

Tom non sa perché Mary era in ritardo.

Tom doesn't know why Mary was late.

Era in ritardo per il suo appuntamento.

He was late for his appointment.

Tom era in ritardo a causa dell'incidente.

Tom was late because of the accident.

Tom era in ritardo, proprio come aveva predetto Mary.

Tom was late, just as Mary had predicted.

Pramodji non era in ritardo.

Pramodji was not late.

— Andhadhun (2018)

Il suo autobus era in ritardo.

His bus was late.

Era in ritardo.

He was late.

— È stata la mano di Dio (2021)

Scusa, il treno da Venezia era in ritardo.

Sorry, the train from Venice was late.

— Conclave (2024)