La Palabra del Día : atrasarse
atrasarse - (pronominal verb) to be late; to fall behind; to lose time; to be delayed
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Mi vuelo se atrasó cinco horas la semana pasada debido a una amenaza terrorista.
My flight got delayed by 5 hours last week due to terrorist threat.

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Esta mes, he atrasado el pago de la luz.
This month I was late payng the light bill!

The trip was delayed due to the bad weather. El viaje se retrasó debido al mal tiempo.
Cuando le pidió matrimonio, ella no se atrasó con la respuesta. ![]()
When he proposed her, she didn't delay the answer.

Debido a la mala economía en los últimos dos años, los Estados Unidos se ha atrasado en la ciencia y la tecnología.
Because of the bad economy during the past two years, the United States has fallen behind in science and technology.

My watch is ten minutes slow, which means that I always arrive late. You'd think that I'd fix it, right?
mi reloj atrasa diez minutos, lo que significa es siempre llego tarde. Pensarías que arreglaría, ¿no?

Por favor, esperame que estoy atrasada.
I'm running late, please wait for me.
Edited but I left the first try, see mine and Heidi's comments!
Second attempt -
Por favor, esperame porque me atraso.
Mi hijo acude a un instituto de Formación Profesional que insiste en puntualidad . Una persona se queda fuera con la puerta cerrado , automáticamente , si se atrasa más de cinco minutos, porque el aula tiene un cierre electrónico.
My son attends a college that insists on punctuality. A person is locked out,automatically, if they are more than five minutes late, as the classroom has an electronic lock .
En la universidad cerca de mí, si el estudiante se atrasa a la clase más de tres veces, su nota final se deja caer por una carta.
In the university near me, if a student is late to class more than three times, his final grade is dropped by one letter.
Estamos siempre atrasarse por choque en la autopista.
We are always delayed by a car crash on the highway.
Atrasarse el tiempo debido a la necesidad frecuente de mi compañero para parar de fumar.
We lost vacation time due to my companion's frequent need to stop for a smoke.

