Japanese phrase
___分ほど遅れます。 ___ bun ho do oku re ma su
Meaning
I will be about ___ minutes late.
When to use it
Reports a delay of a stated number of minutes. This polite and common notice is used to update someone before arriving late.
Example dialogue
すみません、10分ほど遅れます。 su mi ma se n 10 pun ho do oku re ma su
Sorry, I will be about 10 minutes late.
大丈夫です。気をつけて。 dai jō bu de su ki o tsu ke te
No problem. Take care.