Chinese phrase
我可能会迟到〜分钟 wǒ kě néng huì chí dào 〜 fēn zhōng
Meaning
I may be ___ minutes late
When to use it
It says the speaker may be a set number of minutes late. It gives a polite estimate when a delay affects a plan.
Example dialogue
地铁出问题了，我可能会迟到5分钟，你先吃吧。 dì tiě chū wèn tí le wǒ kě néng huì chí dào 5 fēn zhōng nǐ xiān chī ba
The subway ran into a problem, so I may be 5 minutes late. Go ahead and eat.
好，知道了，吃完等你回来。 hǎo zhī dào le chī wán děng nǐ huí lái
Okay, got it. I will wait for you after I finish eating.