Expressing timeliness in French - late/early/on time - general can be extended to say precisely how late...
How to say precisely how late or early you'll be in French
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To indicate the degree of timeliness (to be [5 minutes] late/early) in French, you can use these two expressions:
late -> avoir [5 minutes] de retard OR être en retard de [5 minutes]
early -> avoir [5 minutes] d'avance OR être en avance de [5 minutes]
ATTENTION:
In sentences with arriver/venir/commencer/finir, you will use either:
avec [5 minutes] de retard / avec [5 minutes] d'avance
or
[5 minutes] en retard / [5 minutes] en avance
Je suis arrivé dix minutes en retard.I arrived ten minutes late
La réunion a commencé une demi-heure en avanceThe meeting started half an hour early
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Le concert a fini une heure en retard.The concert ended one hour late.
La réunion a commencé une demi-heure en avanceThe meeting started half an hour early