Lateness

The company has hard and fast rules against lateness.

I will overlook your lateness this time.

I appreciate the lateness of the hour.

She blamed him for his lateness.

There's no excuse for his lateness.

Lateness is frowned upon.

His chronic lateness will cost him a promotion if not his job.

A 40 m.p.h. slack at West Ruislip, quickly followed by a 30 m.p.h. slack at Gerrards Cross, increased our lateness to four minutes at High Wycombe.