run late

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic,chiefly used in thepresent participle)To belate; to fail to beon time.1951June, “The Why and the Wherefore: Railways and Summer Time”, inRailway Magazine, page429:When the clocks are put forward at the introduction of summer time, the long-distance night trains automatically become one hour late, and continue torun latefor the remainder of their journeys.[…]Similarly, when the clocks are put back in the autumn, the night trains become one hour early.

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