For the lateness of the hour, she must go home quickly.

由于时间已晚，她必须赶快回家。

He explained the reason for lateness to the teacher.

他向老师解释了迟到的原因。

The leader has a bad impression of him because of his incessant lateness.

领导对他印象不好，因为他老是迟到。

He apologized for his lateness.

他为自己的迟到道歉。

A large crowd had gathered despite the lateness of the hour.

尽管时间很晚了，还有一大群人聚集在了一起。

The lateness of the hour was almost the biggest thing of all.

时间的延迟几乎是所有事情中最重要的事情。

Although all the students greeted the　professor as they arrived, few apologized for their lateness.

尽管所有学生到场时都问候了教授，却没有几个人为他们的迟到道歉。

Harold Bloom has written, and I think he's absolutely right, that Milton begins Paradise Lost with a powerful defense against lateness.

哈罗德·布卢姆写道，我认为他说得对极了，弥尔顿在《失乐园》的开头对迟到进行了有力的辩护。