French phrase

Je serai en retard de ~ minutes.

Meaning

I will be ___ minutes late.

When to use it

A brief notice that arrival will be delayed. It is used before the expected arrival time in casual to moderately polite situations.

Example dialogue

Je serai en retard de 10 minutes.

I will be 10 minutes late.

Pas de souci, je t'attends.

No problem, I'll wait for you.

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