run late
idiom
: to arrive and/or leave later than the time that is expected
The buses are running late.
I have to hurry. I'm running late.
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Love had one terrible interception that was returned for a touchdown (see below), but had a 12-yard first down run late in the game and finished with a 95.7 passer rating.
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Rob Reischel, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Carson Campbell’s 5-yard TD run late in the first half gave the Bears their first lead, and then Campbell hit Magnus Newman for an 89-yard TD pass just 37 seconds before the break.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2024
See the full list of speakers here, but be warned that leaders often run late.
—NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau put Brunson on the bench at the top of the fourth quarter — his normal rotation minutes — and never went back to the All-Star guard, even though the Celtics went on a furious run late in the final period.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2024
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Rob Reischel, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Carson Campbell’s 5-yard TD run late in the first half gave the Bears their first lead, and then Campbell hit Magnus Newman for an 89-yard TD pass just 37 seconds before the break.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2024
See the full list of speakers here, but be warned that leaders often run late.
—NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau put Brunson on the bench at the top of the fourth quarter — his normal rotation minutes — and never went back to the All-Star guard, even though the Celtics went on a furious run late in the final period.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Run late.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20late. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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