muộn 
late 
I don’t want to arrive late. 
Tôi không muốn đến muộn / trễ. * 073 I’m going because it is already late. Tôi đi, bởi vì đã muộn / trễ rồi. * 077 You come home so late – don’t come home so late! Bạn tới muộn / trễ quá – đừng có tới muộn / trễ quá! * 091 I’m angry that you come so late. Tôi bực mình vì bạn đến muộn. * 094 He stayed a while although it was late. Anh ấy vẫn còn ở lại, mặc dù đã muộn rồi. * 099 like: spät → →
später ☊ sau, chốc nữa, chút nữa ☊ 
☊ spät ☊ muộn, chậm ☊ ☊ die Verspätung ☊ muộn, sự chậm trễ, sự đến muộn ☊ ☊ zu spät ☊ quá muộn ☊ ☊ spätestens bis ☊ chậm nhất đến ☊ ☊ sich verspäten ☊ đến muộn ☊ ☊ etwas auf später verschieben ☊ trì hoãn việc gì đó ☊ ☊ später ☊ 以后 ☊ yǐhòu spät ☊ 晚的 ☊ wǎn de Verspätung ☊ 延迟 ☊ yánchí zu spät ☊ 太晚了 ☊ tài wǎn le spätestens bis ☊ 最晚到 ☊ zuì wǎn dào sich verspäten ☊ 迟到 ☊ chídào etwas auf später verschieben ☊ 推迟某事 ☊ tuīchí mǒushì Tri kommt am späten Nachmittag am Flughafen an. ☊ Tri đến sân bay vào lúc chiều tối ☊ (Lektion 3, Nr. 21) Eine Woche später kommt Tri in Berlin an. ☊ Một tuần sau Tri đến Berlin. ☊ (Lektion 26, Nr. 325) Es ist schon spät, lass uns doch ins Bett gehen. ☊ Muộn rồi, chúng ta đi ngủ thôi. ☊ (Lektion 54, Nr. 765) Warum bist du so spät nach Hause gekommen? ☊ Sao anh về nhà muộn thế? ☊ (Lektion 60, Nr. 845) Sie kommt heute besonders spät von ihrer Arbeit nach Hause. ☊ Hôm nay cô đặc biệt đi làm về trễ. ☊ (Lektion 64, Nr. 902) Bitte rufen Sie später noch einmal an. ☊ Anh / Chị làm ơn hãy gọi lại sau một lát nữa. ☊ (Lektion 86, Nr. 1274) Bitte entschuldigen Sie meine Verspätung. Ich stand eine Stunde lang im Stau. ☊ Xin anh / chị thứ lỗi về sự chậm trễ. Tôi bị tắc đường một tiếng đồng hồ. ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1488) Leider komme ich 30 Minuten später an als geplant. ☊ Rất xin lỗi tôi đến muộn hơn 30 phút so với dự định. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1562) Ich werde mich leider etwas verspäten. ☊ Rất tiếc tôi sẽ đến muộn một chút. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1563) Bitte entschuldigen Sie meine Verspätung. ☊ Rất xin lỗi các vị về sự chậm trễ của tôi. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1564) Auf diesen Punkt gehe ich später noch detailliert ein. ☊ Tôi sẽ trình bày rõ hơn về điểm này trong phần sau. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2111) Wir bitten Sie die Zahlung in Höhe von 400.- Euro bis spätestens zum 01.03. nachzuholen. ☊ Chúng tôi đề nghị ông / bà / quý vị thanh toán số tiền 400 Euro chậm nhất đến ngày 01.03. ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2534) Actually, it would be much more sensible to do it later. ☊ actually ☊
Actually, I'll be a bit late home. ☊ actually ☊
+ speech: 'And don't be late,' she added. ☊ add ☊
add that...: He added that they would return a week later. ☊ add ☊
Once again (= as had happened several times before), the train was late. ☊ again ☊
I'm already late. ☊ already ☊
As always, Polly was late for school. ☊ as always ☊
The passengers grew angry about the delay. ☊ angry ☊
announce that...: They announced that the flight would be delayed. ☊ announce ☊
Some hospital patients experience high levels of anxiety. ☊ anxiety ☊
It's too late now, anyway. ☊ anyway ☊
We apologize for the late departure of this flight. ☊ apologize ☊
Three days later a rash appeared. ☊ appear ☊
We apologize for the late arrival of the train. ☊ arrival ☊
early/late/new arrivals ☊ arrival ☊
to arrive early/late for a meeting ☊ arrive ☊
The train arrived at the station 20 minutes late. ☊ arrive ☊
We didn't arrive back at the hotel until very late. ☊ arrive ☊
They arrived late at the airport. ☊ at ☊
in early/late autumn ☊ autumn ☊
Could you call back later, please? ☊ back ☊
We're behind schedule (= late). ☊ behind ☊
bet (that)...: I bet (that) we're too late. ☊ bet ☊
It was bound to happen sooner or later (= we should have expected it). ☊ bound ☊
The line is busy—I'll try again later. ☊ busy ☊
I'll call again later. ☊ call ☊
call sb/sth: I called the office to tell them I'd be late. ☊ call ☊
+ speech: 'See you later!' she called. ☊ call ☊
Is it too late to cancel my order? ☊ cancel ☊
cancer patients ☊ cancer ☊
There will be rain later in central and eastern parts of the country. ☊ central ☊
I was late for a class. ☊ class ☊
He collapsed in the street and died two hours later. ☊ collapse ☊
The rains came too late to do any good. ☊ come ☊
Spring came late this year. ☊ come ☊
confirm sth: Rumours of job losses were later confirmed ☊ confirm ☊
I'll call back at a more convenient time. ☊ convenient ☊
A late penalty cost United the game (= meant that they did not win the game). ☊ cost ☊
They could have let me know they were going to be late! ☊ could ☊
to offer interest-free credit (= allow sb to pay later, without any extra charge) ☊ credit ☊
He's a bad credit risk (= he is unlikely to pay the money later). ☊ credit ☊
Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind (= make sb suffer because it will be good for them later). ☊ cruel ☊
Curiously enough, a year later exactly the same thing happened again. ☊ curiously ☊
The details can be added at a later date. ☊ date ☊
The work will be carried out at a future date. ☊ date ☊
a building of late Roman date ☊ date ☊
Our friendship dates back to the late 70s. ☊ date back (to...), date from... ☊
Staying late at the office to discuss shorter working hours rather defeats the object of the exercise! ☊ defeat ☊
Commuters will face long delays on the roads today. ☊ delay ☊
depend sb/sth to do sth: You can depend on her to be (= she always is) late. ☊ depend on/upon sb/sth ☊
I shouldn't be too late. But it depends if the traffic's bad. ☊ that depends, it (all) depends ☊
Tell me the main points now; leave the details till later. ☊ detail ☊
it is discovered that...: It was later discovered that the diaries were a fraud. ☊ discover ☊
sb/sth is discovered to be/have...: He was later discovered to be seriously ill. ☊ discover ☊
I can certainly feel the effects of too many late nights. ☊ effect ☊
Hurry up or else you'll be late. ☊ or else ☊
As it got later, the streets became empty. ☊ empty ☊
She may have arrived late or it is equally possible that she never went there at all. ☊ equally ☊
Our flight eventually left five hours late. ☊ eventually ☊
Late again! What's your excuse this time? ☊ excuse ☊
It's late. I'm afraid I'll have to make my excuses (= say I'm sorry, give my reasons and leave). ☊ excuse ☊
excuse sb for sth/for doing sth: I hope you'll excuse me for being so late. ☊ excuse ☊
'Will you be late?' 'I expect so.' ☊ expect ☊
a doctor with experience in dealing with patients suffering from stress ☊ experience ☊
The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed. ☊ explanation ☊
explanation (for doing sth): She didn't give an adequate explanation for being late. ☊ explanation ☊
Half an hour later Duncan was no farther in his quest. ☊ far ☊
fault (that...): It was his fault that we were late. ☊ fault ☊
Your application will be kept on file (= in a file, to be used later). ☊ file ☊
The performance finally started half an hour late. ☊ finally ☊
The matter was not finally settled until later. ☊ finally ☊
find that...: We found out later that we had been at the same school. ☊ find out (about sth/sb), find out sth (about sth/sb) ☊
The crocuses are late coming into flower. ☊ flower ☊
It's late—I must fly. ☊ fly ☊
We're going to be late—let's get a taxi. ☊ get ☊
You got in very late last night. ☊ get ☊
We ought to go; it's getting late. ☊ get ☊
The train got in late. ☊ get in, get into sth ☊
I'm going around to my sister's (= her house) later. ☊ go around/round (to...) ☊
You can stay up late if you're good. ☊ good ☊
guarantee (that)...: We cannot guarantee (that) our flights will never be delayed. ☊ guarantee ☊
I'm trying to break the habit of staying up too late. ☊ habit ☊
I hate coming home late. ☊ hate ☊
I couldn't help it if the bus was late (= it wasn't my fault). ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
The offer of help came too late. ☊ help ☊
It is highly unlikely that she'll be late. ☊ highly ☊
I'll call you from home later. ☊ home ☊
Hurry up! We're going to be late. ☊ hurry up (with sth) ☊
It might be an idea (= it would be sensible) to try again later. ☊ idea ☊
So what if he was late. Who cares? ☊ if ☊
The death toll was initially reported at around 250, but was later revised to 300. ☊ initially ☊
insert sth into sth: Later, he inserted another paragraph into his will. ☊ insert ☊
They insist on playing their music late at night. ☊ insist on doing sth ☊
She said nothing, preferring instead to save her comments till later. ☊ instead ☊
We finished later than we had intended. ☊ intend ☊
As a matter of interest (= I'd like to know), what time did the party finish? ☊ interest ☊
It was three weeks later that he heard the news. ☊ it ☊
Come and see me later—I'm busy just now. ☊ just now ☊
Knowing Ben, we could be waiting a long time (= it is typical of him to be late). ☊ know ☊
Sorry I'm late—am I the last? ☊ last ☊
in the late afternoon ☊ late ☊
in late summer ☊ late ☊
In later life he started playing golf. ☊ late ☊
a late Victorian house ☊ late ☊
his late plays ☊ late ☊
a late goal ☊ late ☊
The concert was cancelled at a very late stage. ☊ late ☊
I'm sorry I'm late. ☊ late ☊
She's late for work every day. ☊ late ☊
My flight was an hour late. ☊ late ☊
We apologize for the late arrival of this train. ☊ late ☊
Here is a late news flash. ☊ late ☊
Some children are very late developers. ☊ late ☊
Let's go home—it's getting late. ☊ late ☊
Look at the time—it's much later than I thought. ☊ late ☊
What are you doing up at this late hour? ☊ late ☊
I've had too many late nights recently (= when I've gone to bed very late). ☊ late ☊
It's too late to save her now. ☊ be too late ☊
Buy now before it's too late. ☊ be too late ☊
I'm afraid you're too late to apply for the job. ☊ be too late ☊
The doctors did all they could, but it was too late. ☊ be too late ☊
I got up late. ☊ late ☊
Can I stay up late tonight? ☊ late ☊
She has to work late tomorrow. ☊ late ☊
The big stores are open later on Thursdays. ☊ late ☊
She married late. ☊ late ☊
The birthday card arrived three days late. ☊ late ☊
He became an author late in life. ☊ late ☊
There's a good film on late. ☊ late ☊
Late that evening, there was a knock at the door. ☊ late ☊
Share prices fell early on but rose again late in the day. ☊ late ☊
They worked late into the night to finish the report. ☊ late ☊
She's left it too late to apply for the job. ☊ too late ☊
I realized the truth too late. ☊ too late ☊
See you later. ☊ later ☊
I met her again three years later. ☊ later ☊
His father died later that year. ☊ later ☊
We're going to Rome later in the year. ☊ later ☊
She later became a doctor. ☊ later ☊
I'm going out later on. ☊ later on ☊
Much later on, she realized what he had meant. ☊ later on ☊
This is discussed in more detail in a later chapter. ☊ later ☊
The match has been postponed to a later date. ☊ later ☊
the later part of the seventeenth century ☊ later ☊
She found happiness in her later years. ☊ later ☊
Applications should be in by next Monday at the latest. ☊ at the latest ☊
leave sth: Leave the dishes—I'll do them later. ☊ leave ☊
Brenda took up tennis late in life. ☊ life ☊
The train was delayed because a tree had fallen across the line. ☊ line ☊
A little while later the phone rang. ☊ little ☊
look (at sth): Look at the time! We're going to be late. ☊ look ☊
He lost his looks (= became less attractive) in later life. ☊ look ☊
She's mad at me for being late. ☊ mad ☊
Call me when you get there, no matter what the time is. ☊ no matter who, what, where, etc. ☊
They met up again later for a drink. ☊ meet up (with sb) ☊
He didn't notice there was anything missing from his room until later on. ☊ missing ☊
We arrived not a moment too soon (= almost too late). ☊ moment ☊
Moments later (= a very short time later), I heard a terrible crash. ☊ moment ☊
several months later ☊ month ☊
sparrows building a nest of twigs and dry grass ☊ nest ☊
She doesn't like to walk home late at night. ☊ night ☊
I'm working late tomorrow night. ☊ night ☊
He warned me not to be late. ☊ not ☊
it is noted that...: It should be noted that dissertations submitted late will not be accepted. ☊ note ☊
It's too late now. ☊ now ☊
If you're late, you'll defeat the whole object of the exercise. ☊ object ☊
Once again the train was late. ☊ once again, once more ☊
10 o'clock is too late for the little ones. ☊ one ☊
I'd love to come—the only thing is I might be late. ☊ the only thing is... ☊
Late opening of supermarkets is common in Britain now. ☊ opening ☊
cancer patients ☊ patient ☊
There will be a penalty for late payment of bills. ☊ payment ☊
Do you want to go for a pint later? ☊ pint ☊
The plane took off an hour late. ☊ plane ☊
He later publicly apologized for his comments. ☊ publicly ☊
Try to be quick! We're late already. ☊ quick ☊
Only later did she realize her mistake. ☊ realize ☊
reason (why...): I'd like to know the reason why you're so late. ☊ reason ☊
recall that...: He recalled that she always came home late on Wednesdays. ☊ recall ☊
I wrote down the name of the hotel for future reference (= because it might be useful in the future). ☊ reference ☊
It remains to be seen (= it will only be known later) whether you are right. ☊ remain ☊
It was too late to repair the damage done to their relationship. ☊ repair ☊
He's already been reported twice for arriving late. ☊ report ☊
reputation (for sth/for doing sth): I'm aware of Mark's reputation for being late. ☊ reputation ☊
He returns to this topic later in the report. ☊ return ☊
ring sb/sth up: I'll ring you up later. ☊ ring ☊
She rang to say she'd be late. ☊ ring ☊
He isn't here now—could you ring back later? ☊ ring back, ring sb back ☊
The crops were ruined by the late frost. ☊ ruin ☊
scared (to do sth): People are scared to use the buses late at night. ☊ scared ☊
'Can I go to the party?' 'We'll see (= I'll decide later). ☊ see ☊
sharp with sb: He was very sharp with me when I was late. ☊ sharp ☊
I heard her warning shout too late. ☊ shout ☊
It was getting late when she finally showed up. ☊ show up ☊
We sometimes sleep late at the weekends (= until late in the morning). ☊ sleep ☊
Go to sleep—it's late. ☊ sleep ☊
Twelve hours later she was all smiles again. ☊ all smiles ☊
Sooner or later you will have to make a decision. ☊ sooner or later ☊
Sorry I'm late! ☊ sorry ☊
What sort of time do you call this? (= I'm very angry that you have come so late.) ☊ sort ☊
There will be rain at first, with sunny spells later. ☊ spell ☊
stay doing sth: They stayed talking until well into the night. ☊ stay ☊
The store stays open until late on Thursdays. ☊ stay ☊
What time is it? My watch has stopped. ☊ stop ☊
A few minutes later the storm broke (= began). ☊ storm ☊
Many years later I returned to Africa but that's another story (= I am not going to talk about it now). ☊ story ☊
Two days later tragedy struck. ☊ strike ☊
it suits sb to do sth: It suits me to start work at a later time. ☊ suit ☊
late/early summer ☊ summer ☊
Suppose we take a later train? ☊ suppose ☊
take sb doing sth: I'm taking the kids swimming later. ☊ take ☊
The plane took off an hour late. ☊ take off ☊
He telephoned to say he'd be late. ☊ telephone ☊
Ten to one he'll be late. ☊ ten to one ☊
You'll be in terrible trouble if you're late again. ☊ terrible ☊
If anyone arrives late they'll have to wait outside. ☊ they ☊
If I'm late home, my mother always thinks the worst. ☊ think ☊
I can think of at least three occasions when he arrived late. ☊ think of sth/sb ☊
He was threatened with dismissal if he continued to turn up late for work. ☊ threaten ☊
What time is it/What's the time? ☊ time ☊
What time do you make it? ☊ time ☊
Can she tell the time yet (= say what time it is by looking at a clock)? ☊ time ☊
Look at the time! We'll be late. ☊ time ☊
Have I called at a bad time? Shall I call back later? ☊ time ☊
I've got a piano lesson later today. ☊ today ☊
There's no need to take that tone with me—it's not my fault we're late. ☊ tone ☊
It's too late to do anything about it now. ☊ too ☊
By a curious twist of fate we met again only a week or so later. ☊ twist ☊
She's late again—typical! ☊ typical ☊
The plane was unexpectedly delayed. ☊ unexpectedly ☊
It's very unlike him to be so late. ☊ unlike ☊
I stayed up late (= did not go to bed until late) last night. ☊ up ☊
He came home later than usual. ☊ usual ☊
Be there by six at the very latest. ☊ very ☊
want sb/sth doing sth: I don't want you coming home so late. ☊ want ☊
What's the time, by the way? ☊ by the way ☊
What time is it? ☊ what ☊
What if the train is late? ☊ what if...? ☊
Why were you late? ☊ why ☊
I asked him if he wouldn't mind calling later. ☊ will ☊
Only later did she discover a talent for writing. ☊ writing ☊
His experiences in India influenced his later writings. ☊ writing ☊
'Sorry I'm late—the bus didn't come.' 'Oh yes?' ☊ yes ☊