ちこく
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. lateness; tardiness; arriving late
I'm already late today anyway.
Pitch accent
ち
こく
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
latecomer; person who arrives late
not being late (for school, work, etc. over a certain period); never being late
person who is always late; person who is never on time
Examples (76 in total)
I don't want to be late.
Why were you late?
I'm late, aren't I?
I'm going to be late for work.
I promised I wouldn't be late.
Tom is late.
Can you please stop being late all the time?
I suppose he will be late.
If you don't hurry, you'll be late.
I was afraid that I might be late.
You were almost late again today.
You're always late, and you have the nerve to say that?
This will allow me to avoid being late.
I was scolded by the teacher for being late.
He called in to say that he'd be late.
I was late because I ran out of gas.
She was late once again.
That's why I came late.
She arrived late as usual.
He was late for school yesterday.
I'm already late today anyway.
Once in a while, she is late for school.
Are you ever late for class?
Never be this late again.
Students should try not to be late.
Why were you late this morning?
She has the bad habit of always being late.
I got held up by a friend on the way and was late.
She scolded him for being late.
Ann apologized to her teacher for coming to school late.
She's sometimes late for school.
More often than not, he is late for school.
Please forgive me for being late.
I imagine he will be late for the meeting.
I was three hours late.
I overslept and was late for school.
As is often the case, he was late for school.
Fred often comes late for class.
Get up early, or you'll be late.
Why is it that you are always late?
Today's a school day. I'd better make sure not to be late.
Tom was late for class, as is often the case.
None of the students were late for school.
I had never been late for school before.
I hurried in order not to be late for school.
If you try hard, you might still be able to avoid being late.
She criticized him for being late.
I apologized profusely for my being late.
He has never been late for school.
Bill was late for school as usual.
She brought up my being late and criticized me for it.
He tends to be late for meetings.
How do you manage to be late every single time? In a way, I'm amazed.
She is seldom late for school.
Dick is sometimes late for school.
I will overlook your lateness this time.
I was late for work because I forgot to set my alarm.
Tom was scolded by his boss for showing up late for work.
That is why he was late for school.
He apologized to the teacher for coming to school late.
It was because of the accident that I was late for school.
He is proud of never having been late for school.
Needless to say, he was late for school as usual.
Last year, my brother was late for school every day.
As is usual, Bob came to school late this morning.
Someone remarked that Mary was always late for meetings.
I am proud of never being late for school.
I was late again this morning, which made my boss angry.
If you should be late again, you'll lose your job.
I'm proud to think that I have never yet been late to school.
Not a single student was late.
The company has hard and fast rules against lateness.
I'll have to fire you if you come late so often.
I can't believe it, my bike isn't here! Did somebody steal it? I'm going to be late for class!
I was late myself, but what does it mean to be even later than that?
I was ten minutes late for school.