I was delayed vs Late

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I was delayed

Top 2000 (courant)

Late

Top 1000 (très courant) A1 adjective

Le plus courant: Late

	I was delayed	Late
Prononciation	🇬🇧 //aɪ wəz dɪˈleɪd// 🇺🇸 //aɪ wəz dɪˈleɪd//	🇬🇧 /["/leɪt/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/leɪt/"]/
Sens	I was late or held up	Après l'heure prévue After the expected time
Exemple	I was delayed due to heavy traffic this morning.	I am late for my appointment today.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 2000 (courant)	Top 1000 (très courant)
Niveau CEFR	-	A1
Nature grammaticale		adjective
Collocations	was delayed due to, was delayed by, was severely delayed, was slightly delayed, was delayed in traffic	be, feel, seem, extremely, fairly, very, for, in, into, an hour, ten minutes, etc. late, leave it rather, very, etc. late
Antonymes	-	early, on time
Erreurs fréquentes	Confusing 'delayed' with 'late' - 'delayed' implies external reasons., Using 'delay' instead of 'delayed' as a verb incorrectly., Not specifying the reason for the delay.	Confusing 'late' with 'lately', which means recently., Using 'late' with the wrong tense, for example, saying 'I will be late yesterday.', Confusing 'late' with 'later' when indicating time.
Notes d'usage	Use 'I was delayed' in formal or neutral contexts to indicate lateness due to external factors. Avoid in casual conversations.	Utilisez 'en retard' pour décrire quelqu'un qui n'est pas à l'heure pour un événement ou une tâche. Évitez de l'utiliser dans des contextes très formels, où 'tardif' pourrait être préféré. Use 'late' to describe someone who is not on time for an event or task. Avoid using it in very formal contexts, where 'tardy' might be preferred.

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I was delayed.

I was delayed

Too late.

I thought you told those fuckin' assholes never to call here this late !

- It's too late. - Please, Kay...

Too late.

I thought you told those fuckin' assholes never to call here this late !

Late

Questions fréquentes : I was delayed vs Late

Quelle est la différence entre I was delayed et Late ?

I was delayed: I was late or held up Late: After the expected time

Lequel est le plus courant : I was delayed et Late ?

Late est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

I was delayed: I was delayed due to heavy traffic this morning. Late: I am late for my appointment today.

Puis-je utiliser I was delayed et Late de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. I was delayed et Late sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.