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The phrase "arriving slightly" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a minor or small degree of arrival, often in terms of time or manner.
Example: "She was arriving slightly late to the meeting, but she assured us it wouldn't take long."
Alternatives: "arriving a bit" or "arriving somewhat".
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And for the delaying case, there are (77%) arrivals arriving slightly behind the schedule.
Specifically, for the early case, there are over (87%) arrivals arriving slightly ahead of schedule.
Could it instead go to Brazil's Neymar, for arriving slightly too late for a goal celebration and falling over anyway?
When he comes to, he finds himself in civilian clothes aboard a crowded commuter train arriving slightly late into Chicago on a glorious summer morning.
I remember arriving slightly ahead of schedule for an interview appointment only to see the manager in question politely waiting with a media minder on the other side of a training pitch.
A special of striped bass — caught that morning, we were told, by the chef himself — failed to live up to its back story, arriving slightly overcooked atop a perfunctory bed of lettuce.
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He arrives slightly flustered.
We arrived slightly late, at 7.30.
My wife and I arrived slightly late, which felt horrible, like arriving late to a funeral.
(Three knees!) "Grand Central have arrived slightly early on every journey I've made with them.
The pie had arrived slightly burned around the edges, and Jaber was feigning outrage.
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