What are some reasons for delaying in an appointment?
By neelianoscet
@neelianoscet (9615)
Philippines
January 22, 2010 9:56am CST
Their are many reasons for delaying in appointment, it may be intentional or unintentional with various reasons which only the person concern know exactly her/his reasons. Some causes of delay in their appointment may be because of traffic, or meet other uncontrolled events beyond one control. In other cultures delaying in appointment is even practice as it is a dishonor to be the first to come in an events without the host as the first to arrive. Whereas in other cultures, the exact time is much prefer which is an approximate time of the scheduled meeting while other think "Punctuality is a virtue". While in other cultures being late is not tolerable as it is a sign of disrespect and rudeness.
How about you, Do you ever experience being late as intentionally or unintentionally? What are your reasons for delaying an appointment? Kindly shares your thoughts. thanks.
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16 responses
@skbrence (475)
• Philippines
22 Jan 10
Hi there neelianoscet.
Well, as far as my experience is concerned, I mostly have UNINTENTIONAL delay with appointments or meetings due to the reason of SEVERE TRAFFIC.
Aside from Traffic, the reason that delays me also from getting from the rendezvous is the characteristic of me being too Vain. xD
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@neelianoscet (9615)
• Philippines
22 Jan 10
hi skbrence,
Yeah, that is the most common reasons and i think everyone have experience it and sometimes even not because of traffic but when the vehicles get stuck or have meet trouble with their engines. thanks.
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@neelianoscet (9615)
• Philippines
24 Jan 10
hello skbrence,
the solution for that is to avoid watching midnight show, or if you drink coffee avoid it before sleeping at night so you could wake up earlier then for being vain their is nothing wrong with it the same things with waking up earlier then have to be fast in terms of grooming yourself in front of the mirror the same with bathing.
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@fantasticbabe (981)
• Philippines
23 Jan 10
traffic is the worst and their times i am early to left hoe but still comes out late when their is traffic buildup and when the my car involve in an accident when another car bump it. in parties and other occasion i come late because of delay in grooming myself which i change now and learn to wake up earlier.
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@neelianoscet (9615)
• Philippines
23 Jan 10
hi fantasticbabe,
yeah, they are the common reasons for being late but when it is the reasons one need t realize the solution to avoid it to sleep early at night avoding watching late movies or tv series, avoiding drinking of coffee and go to sleep earlier so that one could wake up earlier and left home to arrive at the scheduled appointment ahead of the scheduled time. thanks.
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@neelianoscet (9615)
• Philippines
22 Jan 10
hi lakota,
yeah, being punctual is a good attitude and keeping with appointment is a sign of being professional. thanks
@dolce_vita78 (8062)
• Philippines
24 Jan 10
Hi there neelianoscet!
As much as I do not want people being late on appointments, I also do not want to let people wait. If ever, I have to be late for an appointment, I would make sure that I would inform the people I have an appointment with ahead of time. Moreover, it should be something important or valid. Otherwise, I have to arrive on time.
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@neelianoscet (9615)
• Philippines
24 Jan 10
hi dolcevita,
Because being late could have a significant meaning to the personality of the person which have something to do with being professional or unprofessional in the sense that people judge your conduct with the manner of your punctuality or ability to keep up one words or promises once the trust is broken it is hard to regain it unless their is a deep change of hearts. thanks
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
27 Jan 10
So far, i have never tried to be late, intentionally.. Because it's not a good feeling for others to be waiting for me.. hehe ^_^ I have always prefered to be waiting for others.. lol =D
No matter how near is the venue to me, i will make sure i give myself allowance, in case of traffic jams etc.. As such, there are many times whereby i really reached too early, and ended up doing nothing.. lol =D
As for delaying of appointment, i will try my best not to do it, because it does not only affect me, but the other party as well ^_^
@neelianoscet (9615)
• Philippines
28 Jan 10
I know you're very punctual and in your place their is a high work ethics which every worker need to follow or else they would be label as unprofessional. So it best you know that it is not a good being late as it reflect one personality as constant tiredness may even resort to suspension and in maximum cases being fired on the job. Since, if the worker is late and so is the productivity is also affected as the maximum quota is not reach when the other employees are absent such as in the cases of those engage in manufacturing, offices etc...
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@Samrocks55 (142)
• India
23 Jan 10
The main reason for my delay in some appointments is my nervousness. Inspite of coming early , i like to face the professors or the selection committe officials after some applicants finish their interview. I want to overcome such phobia but couldnot help myself. Offcourse, sometimes my assumption goes wrong. I think the place i will be going for appointment is not so far. But my predicted time interval for travel from my home to the destination often go wrong. So, i get late to reach at the spot due to heavy traffic jam or unavailability of transport vehicle like taxi,auto in time.
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@neelianoscet (9615)
• Philippines
23 Jan 10
hi samrocks,
yup, that is one things which every normal person feel when one is excited to meet a stranger or new faces which is totally unknown or have no ideas about it. So the reaction even become than a throbbing headache r like having a butterfly in the stomach when you let those worries overwhelmed you. thanks
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@grecychunny26 (9482)
• Philippines
23 Jan 10
The reason why I will be late in an appointment is that I am not ready for it. That is the reason and the main controllable reason. BEcause if you are ready, you will anticipate the traffic, you will anticipate that you will be lost looking for the place for appointments, you will anticipate that you will not meet the person you will have to meet. I experience being late and that is unintentional but because of the reason I was not ready. That is very shameful if you are not puntual in an appointment, meaning you are unprofessional and you are not ready for your future. Once the appoinment is set, you set your brains into it and do it.
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@neelianoscet (9615)
• Philippines
23 Jan 10
hi greychunny,
yeah, and being punctual is the key to avoid tardiness or delay any appointment in the process just like you mention putting your mind into the process mean getting so serious when you are interested or not to remain professional. As being late tarnish any reputation and people would lose respect and trust when tardiness becomes a habit. thanks
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
22 Jan 10
hi neelianoscet My only reasons for delaying any appointment would be an error as to time, or the bus running late, or I am sick but I would also call the person or place where the appointment is and tell them why I am late. I am usually very punctual as I was taught as a child its rude to not be on time, and to make people wait for you. and I do think it very rude if you do this intentionally. If I know I am going to be late and cannot help this I also call the people involved and explain my problems. I think most people here in the USA think being late is rude and disrespectful. I also feel that way.
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@neelianoscet (9615)
• Philippines
22 Jan 10
hi hatley,
That would be an excusable delay when you have a valid reasons to support your claim for being late and it is also a good things to call in advance in case you like to cancel an appointment or for other important reasons ahead of the scheduled time. So that the host of the party or the staff of the office whom you have transaction to deal with will have knowledge of your where about and accept your reasons for the delay.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
22 Jan 10
I am never late for an appointment. I never delay one unless i'm sick. I worked by appointment doing haie & the same ones were late every week. It is very rude & very inconsiderate for people to do that. When they were late it put me behind for the whole day, pretty much. I would not be a happy camper, lol.
@neelianoscet (9615)
• Philippines
23 Jan 10
hi antiquelady,
yeah, being delay have some reasons and they should be valid and being sick is an acceptable one. And putting our own in their own shoes it is rude to keep an appointment without informing the other person on hand and definitely it is good to tell in advance in case one may be delay so the other party do need to wait for a longer time or rather have to cancel the appointment in case you believe their more deeper reasons for delaying or canceling in case their is an emergency cases. thanks.
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@bellis716 (4799)
• United States
23 Jan 10
I have to be honest and state that I have missed a couple of meetings since I retired because I either forgot or was confused about the date. Other than those, once I commit to something, I'm there on time or slightly before. I always leave my house a little early in case of a traffic tie up.
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@neelianoscet (9615)
• Philippines
23 Jan 10
hi bellis,
yeah, that the ultimate solution to sleep early at night and wake up early in the morning getting prepare and fix all the things needed so their is no forgetting and still come on time without undue delay. thanks.
@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
23 Jan 10
frequently reasons because of traffic, accidents and usually i am sick or their is an emergency in the family that i need to cancel my appointment. i call in advance to make an advanced excuses so the other person waiting for me would not be annoy.
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@neelianoscet (9615)
• Philippines
23 Jan 10
hi amyson,
Yup, they are the most common reasons so the solution if you know your place is a harbinger of traffic is to make a plan to left your home ahead of the scheduled time so that you would not get caught in line with the traffic mischief on the road. thanks.
@janeajozelle (197)
• Philippines
23 Jan 10
i am late when caught in traffic, sometimes when their are troubles in the house like when my mom get quarrel with my dad it cause me bad mood and have no interest to go to school or party causing delay on my part. other reasons when i have a stomach ache or diarrhea it cause a lot of delay which very embarrassing situation beyond my control.
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@neelianoscet (9615)
• Philippines
23 Jan 10
hi janejozelle,
yeah, they are the most reasons for cause of delay so the better solution is to remain punctual most of the times so your reputation is not stain and people would believe you because of being on time and act professional most of the times. thanks
@triplejazzm51 (1373)
• Philippines
20 Feb 10
Whenever i have appointments, i see to it that i am at the meeting place ahead of time. If ever i am late it's usually because of heavy traffic. It is so embarrassing coming to meetings late and i also hat latecomers.
@neelianoscet (9615)
• Philippines
26 Feb 10
hi triplejazz,
yeah, that very true in order to avoid delay one must wake up earlier in the morning or go ahead at an earlier times than the suppose schedules so that tardiness is avoided. thanks
@healthbeauty (483)
• Philippines
23 Jan 10
Reason for being delay in my appointment is unintentionally. Sometimes I have a lot of things to think and do and I forgot my other appointments. Sometimes due to traffic.
@neelianoscet (9615)
• Philippines
23 Jan 10
hi healthbeauty,
Yup, those things you mention are common excuses and i do hope to avoid it need to be punctual or at least avoid getting late night sleep at night or watching movie marathon so the next morning you wake up you gonna wake up ahead of the scheduled time never ever delaying any appointment. as being punctual increase reputation and people would respect you instead. thanks for sharing.
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
6 Dec 10
I dont usually delay an appointment but very often I have to reschedule the appointments that I have. Today for instance it was snowing pretty bad and the roads werent clear at all. I had to drive an hour and a half from home with my two kids with me. I didnt want to take them on the roads so I just called and rescheduled my appointment. It wont be until January 13th now.
@neelianoscet (9615)
• Philippines
23 Jan 10
hi flower21,
The best solution for that is to avoid late viewing of movies series at night, avoid coffee before sleep and mostly sleep at a right time so that you could wake up in the morning alive and active and could still keep with your schedule ahead of the time specified. thanks.
