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Discover LudwigThe phrase "due to late" is not correct and does not convey a complete thought in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to explain a reason for something being late, but it needs to be followed by a noun or noun phrase to be grammatically correct.
Example: "The meeting was postponed due to late arrivals."
Alternatives: "because of tardiness" or "owing to delays".
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"I told him it was due to late room service.
One Ridgefield teacher said most of her students are tardy, due to late bus arrivals, disrupting the school day.
He also looks weary, probably due to late night efforts to corall rebelling members of his PdL party into line.
"Cafe car late in opening -- not until Providence due to late delivery of supplies," his notes say.
These fractures had been gradually healed due to late diagenesis.
The operative delay in some patients was due to late referral from primary centers.
In addition, penalty cost due to late delivery and returned product are applied.
Percentage of dead plants due to late wilt infection was calculated 80 days after planting.
Only two cases received tetanus immunoglobulin of which one died due to late presentation with complications.
Also, the cell deaths were mostly due to necrosis but partly due to late apoptosis.
Percentage of dead plants due to late wilt infection was recorded 80 days after planting.
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