Como se dice "I am running late" in Espanol?

Question

In English, when we say "I'm running late," it means that I am not necessarily going to be late but I am behind in getting ready. Would you use a literal translation to say this in Spanish or how else would you get this point across?

Answer 1

I think you can be quite literal here:

Ir tarde

No puedo parar para charlar ahora porque voy tarde.

However, you might want to see if you get an answer from a native speaker.

It appears you can also say

Ir con retraso.

[Run late][1]

[1]: http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=run late