Do Tell: Are You Always Late or Right on Time?

October 14, 2008

It seems that most of you feel being late is inconsiderate, and it sends a disrespectful message to those waiting for you. I happen to agree — I'm always on time — but I have friends that are late no matter what, even when they give themselves extra time. I've grown accustomed to it though, and I just consider it their little quirk. Of course, there are always exceptions to the rules, so do tell, are you the person who's usually running late or do you tend to be right on time, if not a little early?

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Autumns_Elegy 4 years 30 weeks

Late late late. Even though I give myself two hours beforehand to get ready.I don't have a car and don't live near a bus stop so I rely on my parents to give me lifts, if I need to be somewhere at a certain time I let my parents know as soon as possible and remind them when I can. I always end up late though, because mum's reading the paper or dad'son the phone.Only time when I'm not late is when I go to work!

Autumns_Elegy 4 years 30 weeks

Late late late. Even though I give myself two hours beforehand to get ready. I don't have a car and don't live near a bus stop so I rely on my parents to give me lifts, if I need to be somewhere at a certain time I let my parents know as soon as possible and remind them when I can. I always end up late though, because mum's reading the paper or dad'son the phone. Only time when I'm not late is when I go to work!

jennjennnbubba 4 years 30 weeks

usually on time to pretty much anything

ilanac13 4 years 31 weeks

i'm always early when i'm trying to get somewhere or meet with someone. i think that being late really is rude and i can't stand for it. my boss is ALWAYS late and it really upsets me because there are times that we'll travel to meetings together, and that means that i'm sitting there longer waiting for her, and then i'm given the same looks of being late as she is when i know that i'm not the one that caused us to be late.

Mykie7 4 years 31 weeks

Since I've been responsible for my OWN timeliness, I can count on one hand the number of times in my LIFE that I've been late, and they were ALL caused by emergencies. I am punctual to a fault. If someone says to me, "The party starts at 8" you can bet that at 7:45 I'm sitting in my car waiting for it to be 7:55 so I can go in. It comes from the fact that my Mother couldn't be on time to save her LIFE when I was a kid. We were late to everything, church, school, meetings with teachers etc. I absolutely hated it, and vowed that it would not be me. To this day, if you want my Mother somewhere, you need to tell her to be there half an hour to an hour before the ACTUAL time, and then you MIGHT get lucky and she'll arrive on time. I love my Mother to death, but her punctuality is not one of her strong points. LOL

bengalspice 4 years 31 weeks

I'm always early ... I don't believe in Asian Standard Time.

Jeny 4 years 31 weeks

I'm always on time or slightly early.. I HATE HATE HATE when people are late and make me wait on them, that's so rude!!

rocketgirl 4 years 31 weeks

Always, ALWAYS early! I have to leave plenty of time for traffic and the other little things that come up.

aka Daria 4 years 31 weeks

if it's somewhere i don't know i get there 15 minutes early or half an hour so i won't be hella late. otherwise, i'm right on time. you tell me to be at your house at a certain time, i am THERE right at that time, and even when im 2 minutes late i get mad haha.

aka Daria 4 years 31 weeks

if it's somewhere i don't know i get there 15 minutes early or half an hour so i won't be hella late.otherwise, i'm right on time. you tell me to be at your house at a certain time, i am THERE right at that time, and even when im 2 minutes late i get mad haha.

Lele777 4 years 31 weeks

Early usually or right on time.

Deidre 4 years 31 weeks

Always early...to work, nights out with friends, concerts, dinner, you name it. If there's ever a chance of me being late (due to traffic, or something), I call whoever I'm meeting. Being late stresses me out. Plus, I think being chronically late sends a terrible message...like "my time is more important than yours."

bkwithlove 4 years 31 weeks

I think a lot of these posts should be polls- i just want to quickly see what percentages answer what! personally i'm ALWAYS late, although i ALWAYS am trying to be early lol

bkwithlove 4 years 31 weeks

I think a lot of these posts should be polls- i just want to quickly see what percentages answer what!personally i'm ALWAYS late, although i ALWAYS am trying to be early lol

sonya ina 4 years 31 weeks

It's VERY rare that I'm ever late. I prefer to get to places early, or right on time.

Marni7 4 years 31 weeks

Early or right on time..I feel like I get physically sick if I am running late sometimes lol..my boy on the other hand is ALWAYS late EVERYWHERE (except if we are together and I make him hurry his booty up) :P

bluebellknoll 4 years 31 weeks

I'm always right on time or a few minutes early.

psterling 4 years 31 weeks

I'm always early or on time. My sister is chronically late so I'm always getting mad at her.

gab6784 4 years 31 weeks

I am someone who tends to run late, no matter how much I try to plan in advance or leave early something ALWAYS happens and I end up late.

Hiding55 4 years 31 weeks

I'm always early for doctor's appointments and out of work engagements but when it comes to work I am either right on time or a few minutes late no matter what I do. I just hate to get out of my warm snuggly bed to go to work in the morning. Ok ok, I am making excuses. If I tried harder I could probably get to work earlier.

cravinsugar 4 years 31 weeks

I always push the limits of on time, but I try to be early. In my job, it is more like a window to arrive (for instance, no later than 9) so I am always here by then, but I try to come in at 8. I have heard this rule from countless managers "No one much cares as none can predict the traffic or metro delays". If I know I have a meeting in the morning early, I will often times arrive 30 mins earlier than i needed because I built in traffic/metro delays but there were none when there usually are.

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Lovely_1 4 years 31 weeks

I always try to be early if not on time! I hate when people are late and you end up havign to wait for them...it shows they have no regards for your time or how it makes you feel.

RustyAngel73 4 years 31 weeks

depends. i'm usually between half an hour and 15 minutes early, especially for stuff like work. elsewhere i'm usually a little early or on time, or like 5 minutes late.

LadyLiLa83 4 years 31 weeks

If I'm going somewhere without my husband (work, the doctor's office, etc.), I'm always early. If I go with my husband, we're almost always a couple of minutes late.

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