Sorry to keep you waiting.
to weak reading
sorry to do sth
sorry to do something
sorry
polite language (minor errors)
-Sorry to keep you waiting.
I'm sorry to keep you waiting.
-It's quite all right.
It does not matter.
quite
ADV. stressed
I'm sorry for doing sth
I'm sorry to do something (more formal, more intense regret)
I'm sorry for making you wait so long.
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.
-Well, nice of you to show.
I'm glad you showed up.
Sorry for being a LATE -I'm, Senator .
I'm sorry I'm late, senator.
(it's) nice of sb to do sth
sb is good (or ironically thanks)
It was nice of you to drive me home.
Drive me home, so nice of you.
I'm sorry for doing sth
sorry to do something
Well, nice of you to show.
I'm sorry for being late!
The Keep (SB) doing STH
(have someone) continuing,
They kept me waiting for over an hour . I'm furious.
They kept me waiting for an hour, I'm so angry.
Furious
ADJ. extremely angry
-I do not understand.
I do not understand.
You keep asking me out and I keep telling you no.
You have invited me, but I always refused.
Why do you keep trying?
Why do you ask?
ask sb out
about someone out
-Sorry for the delay, everyone!
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Mr. Han, thank you for you patience .
Mr. Han, thank you for your patience.
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n-. delay, delayed
v. (make) delay, (so) delay
My plane was delayed by an hour.
My flight was delayed an hour.
I almost lost my patience.
I'm going to lose patience.
You kept ws waiting for half an hour.
Sorry for the delay, everyone!
We almost list patience.
My plane was delayed by an hour.
-I'm sorry for the holdup.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
holdup
the n-. delay, delay
Detective
the n-. detective
-What do you think?
What do you say?
-I think you're late.
I think you're late.
-Yes, but that's only because I slept in.
Yes, ah, I just overslept.
sleep in
oversleep, sleep late
We usually sleep in on Sunday mornings.
I usually sleep late Sunday morning.
-Sorry I'm late.
I'm sorry I'm late.
I got stuck in traffic.
Road traffic jam.
be / get stuck in
trapped
the traffic
n-. road traffic
We stuck in heavy traffic for an hour .
We crowded blocking the road for an hour
heavy traffic
severe blockage
-Where have you been?
Where have you been?
-I'm sorry I'm late, honey.
I'm sorry to come back so late, dear.
I just ... I got caught in a rainstorm.
I was stranded by a storm.
get caught in
the trap ...
rainstorm
storm