こく
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. lateness; tardiness; arriving late
Kanji used
slow
carve into
Pitch accent
こく
Top 4200
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
late-arriving person
never being late (for school, work, etc.); always being on time
person who is always late
Examples (67 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.
I was afraid that I might be late.
You were almost late again today.
I was scolded by the teacher for being late.
I was late because I ran out of gas.
He called in to say that he'd be late.
That's why I came late.
She arrived late as usual.
He was late for school yesterday.
He is not always late.
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.
She scolded him for being late.
She was late once again.
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 was three hours late.
I imagine he will be late for the meeting.
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?
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.
He was late as a result of the accident.
I apologized profusely for my being late.
He has never been late for school.
Bill was late for school as usual.
He tends to be late for meetings.
She is seldom late for school.
She is often late for school on Mondays.
I will overlook your lateness this time.
I was late for work because I forgot to set my alarm.
Dick is sometimes late for school.
Tom was scolded by his boss for showing up late for work.
That is why he 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!
Remember that oversleeping is no excuse for being late.
I was ten minutes late for school.
Today's a school day. I'd better make sure not to be late.