-AAA changed tire
-Abducted by aliens but when I explained I had to go to school they let me go
-Abnormality in the train schedule
-Absence
-Absentminded
-Abstaining from being punctual
-Abstracted
-Abstracted
-Accident
-Aches
-Acid stomach
-Acrimonious
-Act of Altruism
-Act of God
-Addicted
-Adjusting
-Adrift
-Advantageous
-Adventurous
-Afflicted
-Affluence
-Afraid
-After Hours
-Aggravated assault
-Aggrieved
-Agitation
-Ailing
-Ailing mother
-Ailment
-Airplane arrived late
-Airplane landed at the wrong airport
-Airport delays
-Airport was on high security alert and everyone was searched.
-Alarm broken
-Alarm clock was stolen
-Alarm did not go off
-Alarmed
-Alcohol
-Alcoholic family member
-Alcoholics Anonymous intervention
-Alcoholism relapse
-All My Children was on!
-All my socks were in the wash
-All the beer I drank last night made me oversleep
-All the trains were delayed because of snow on the line
-Allergic reaction
-Allergies
-Alligator attack
-Alligator on road.
-Alligators ate my shoes
-Aloof
-Alsatian dog chased me and bit my bum
-Altercation over who used the bathroom first and I lost
-Alternator went out.
-Always late... nothing personal
-Alzheimer Disease
-Amassing
-Amazing dream last night
-Ambulance
-Ambush
-Amenable
-Amusement
-An antelope ran into my car!
-An idiot cut me off on the expressway and I went into the ditch
-Anal bleeding
-Analogue watch stopped
-Andrew threw up in the car
-Andrew, my son, was sick this morning
-Anemic
-Anger management class ran late as @#&^%* ing usual
-Angry
-Angry fight
-Animal attack
-Animal attacked tire
-Animal Crossing
-Animals on the road.
-Another Appointment
-Another speeding ticket, dash! one more and I'll be walking to work
-Another strike on the buses I've walked to work
-Answering WikiAnswers questions made me lose all track of time
-Antelope herd blocked the road to work
-Anti aircraft guns took out one of my engines
-Ants in my pants
-Anxiety attack
-Anyone can run a little late sometimes
-Apathetic
-Apologetic
-Apology, but if I'm honest I just couldn't be bothered
-Apoplectic
-Appointment to the Supreme Court
-Apprehensive
-Arctic conditions froze the diesel in my truck
-Argentinian Protest at the Embassy blocked roads
-Argument
-Army checkpoint stopped and searched me and my car
-Arraignment in court
-Arrangement got disarranged
-Arrogant
-Artichoke choke
-Asian flu
-Assault charges
-Assaulted by a wet flannel, mum and I had a fight as she tried to make me -wash
-Assertive
-Assistant Manager needed a jump start
-Assisting a birth
-Asthma attack
-ATM down
-Atom bomb
-Atomic bomb accidentally exploded, blocking the main route of travel for a -radius of about 50 miles.
-Atoning
-Attempting a world record for time in bed
-Attractive young man wooed me into taking a coffee with him, his eyes, oh so -blue
-Audit by IRS
-Aunt Agnes had a fender bender
-Aunt Bertha died or is ill
-Aunt Betty got lost bringing me to school
Airplane circled Altoona for two hours.
Reasons to be late:
Alarm clock problem, auto accident and AAA had to change flat tire are reasons for being late. They begin with the letter a.
A Car hit you An apple fell on your head A doughnut truck spilled
Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe don't run this way.
· AAA changed flat tire
· accident
· airplane arrived late
· alarm clock problem
· auto accident
lost my car keys
N
Ken, my cousin, was visiting and he stole my homework (or lunch)
Cramps are a reason for being late. They begin with the letter c.
AWOL
Flat tire is a reason for being late.
Being lost is a common reason for being late. You could be late because you locked your keys in the car.
because of the late aproval of my aplication of my ojt..
slept late snagged my stockings
Weather
another appointment
Jeep stalled
car trouble
Alarm clock problem and ailing child are reasons for being late. They begin with the letter a.