Because of a traffic jam, we were late for the meeting.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

We missed our plane because of the traffic jam.

The late arrival of the train messed up all our plans.

We hurried to the station only to miss the train.

We took turns driving our car on our way there.

We took turns driving our car on our way there.

Cars were bumper to bumper all the way from the station, and that's why I was so late.

We had to put off the meeting because of the storm.

We took turns driving our car on our way there.

Shipping delay was due to a traffic restriction caused by heavy rainfall.

The training session is postponed due to bad weather.

We took turns at driving [at the wheel] on the long journey.

We had to slow to a crawl because of heavy traffic.

The accident was responsible for our train being three hours late.

Thanks to the accident, our train ran three hours behind schedule.

The ten‐day traffic safety campaign started today.

The car broke down, so they had to walk.

The food and product fair is postponed because a typhoon is coming.

The closing date for application was last week, so I have missed the boat.

For various reasons, the departure will be postponed.

Our school excursion plan fell through because of a transport strike.

The meeting was canceled because of the typhoon.

To fill in [pass] the time while I was waiting for my train, I went into a coffee shop.

The show is cancelled due to typhoon.

The presentation is cancelled due to typhoon.

The streets around the station were overcrowded with cars making for the hall [site].

Since unexpected incidents occurred one after another, the exhibition was called off.

I was late on account of an accident.

The train was on time, but there was no sign of my friend.

We drove through village after village, until we got to our destination.

I was kept awfully busy yesterday.