What do you say in this situation? 会議に 5分遅れて部屋に入ります。何といいますか。

遅れてすみません。始めてください。 — You arrive five minutes late to a meeting — what do you say? → 'Sorry I'm late. Please go ahead.'. Arriving late to an in-progress meeting, you apologize: 遅れてすみません. お先に失礼します (leaving first) and いってきます (leaving home) belong to other situations.

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会議に 5分遅れて部屋に入ります。何といいますか。

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訳 · Translation

You arrive five minutes late to a meeting — what do you say? → 'Sorry I'm late. Please go ahead.'

正解 · Answer

遅れてすみません。始めてください。

解説 · Why

Arriving late to an in-progress meeting, you apologize: 遅れてすみません. お先に失礼します (leaving first) and いってきます (leaving home) belong to other situations.

誤答 · Why the other options are wrong

お先に失礼します。 — Said when *leaving* before others.

お待たせしました。 — Said when others waited for you specifically — odd for an ongoing meeting.

いってきます。 — Said when leaving home.

語彙 · Breakdown

遅れるおくれるto be late

失礼しますしつれいしますexcuse me (entering/leaving)

例文 · Example

遅れて申し訳ありません。

Okurete mōshiwake arimasen.

I'm very sorry for being late.

配点 · Points & details

Est. points2 pts

DifficultyMedium

Avg. time30 sec

Correct rate55%

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AddedJun 2026

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