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Discover LudwigThe phrase "came back late" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone returning after the expected or usual time.
Example: "After the party, I came back late and missed the last bus home."
Alternatives: "returned late" or "arrived late."
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After electrifying baseball in his first season in 2010, the hard-throwing Strasburg had the surgery and came back late in the 2011 season.
At half-time we spoke - we came back late for the second half because we spoke a lot - and organised ourselves.
In his first game since returning from the disastrous winter Ashes tour, England's all-time top international wicket-taker came back late on to claim the prizes of Wessels and Carter for a seven-wicket match haul.
He came back late".
"They left early for work and came back late in the afternoon.
I came back late in the day, when other competitors had left, and skied twice.
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The biopsy results came back three days later.
I came back a year later.
Fyodorov came back a month later.
The reply came back: October 2003.
The reviewer agreed and came back eight months later.
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