Don't be late meaning in English

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Definition

Don't be late!: Be punctual! Don't arrive after the arranged time! idiom
(I'm) sorry I'm late / (I'm) sorry for being late: I apologize for not arriving on time idiom

Examples

  • "Don't be late Mysterious Bruno"
  • "The clams are also tasty. Don't be late."
  • "Your teacher Mr. Bent will meet you in training room C16 at 5pm. Please don't be late!"
  • "Next week, don't be late - try to be on time."
  • "Come to my office at 6 o'clock sharp. Don't be late."
  • "Mrs. Brady : You mean, you're sorry for being late, Jean."
  • "S. Don't be late!"
  • "Philip : You're going to be late? Don't worry about it!"
  • "And don't be late."
  • "You tried to shoot but it was too late"
Exercise 1
Jean says: "sorry for my late!" to apologize for being late.

It would be better to say:
Jean says: "sorry for my late!" to apologize for being late.

It would be better to say:
This is not the best choice. The phrase, "sorry I'm being late", is grammatically incorrect. However, "sorry for being late" works, and is a popular alternative to "sorry I'm late".
This is correct. "Sorry I'm late" is a very common phrase used to apologize when you finally arrive at an appointment or meeting later than expected. Note: if Jean was more polite, he could have phoned Mr. Bent and said; "I'm sorry, I'm going to be 55 minutes late!"
This is incorrect. The term "retard" is not used as a synonym of "late". In fact "retard" is now a politically incorrect term for someone who is mentally disabled.
In this context, the phrase "sorry I was late" is incorrect because it uses a past tense to apologize for the present state of "being late". "Sorry I was late" would only be used when apologizing for a past occasion of "being late". For example: I'm sorry I was late to the meeting last week.

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