The Office - Sorry I'm Late(0113)

A:

Where is everyone? We were supposed to start fifteen minutes ago!

B:

Jo called and said she'd be here in a sec. She said she got tied up with a client.

C:

Sorry I'm late everyone. There was a huge traffic jam on the highway this morning.

D:

Morning everyone! Were you stuck in traffic as well, Jess? There was a huge pileup on the highway and traffic was backed up for miles.

B:

Scott just called and said that he's running late. His last meeting ran over, but he's on his way now.

A:

Guys, this is not acceptable. If I say the meeting starts at ten, the meeting starts at ten. Not ten-oh-one! And definitely not ten-ten! All right. Let's get started. So the first thing I want to talk about is our...

E:

I'm really sorry, everyone! I know I'm late. But really, it's not my fault. I was getting a coffee at Starbucks, and the line was way too long. I was waiting for twenty minutes to get my coffee!

Key Vocabulary

backed up

verb

blocked so you can't move forward

get tied up

phrase

became busy; unable to leave

running late

verb

going to be late

run over

verb

to go beyond a limit

stuck in traffic

phrase

so may cars on the road that you can not drive or move forward

in a sec

phrase

soon

huge

Adjective

very big

traffic jam

common noun, singular

a lot of cars stopped from moving

pileup

common noun, singular

an accident where many cars crash into each other

Supplementary Vocabulary

punctual

Adjective

the quality of always being on time

behind schedule

later than planed; late

sleep in

verb

sleep later than planned

tardiness

Adjective

the quality of often being late

hustle

verb

move very quickly