Let’s Practice Naïve Spoken English – 59

বিল্লু: আমাদের দেরি হয়ে যাচ্ছে, গুল্লু। তাড়াতাড়ি কর।

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Translate into native spoken English

আমাদের দেরি হয়ে যাচ্ছে।

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Answer:

We’re running late.

= It’s getting late.

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Mr. Billings, we’re running late. Transporter-2 54:19

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From Internet:

It’s getting late. Correct

I’m getting late. Incorrect

I’m running late. Correct

I got there late. Correct

I’ll get to the party late. = I’ll arrive at the party late. Correct

If a person is becoming late, or expects to be late, the colloquial expression is to say, “run late”