늦었다

In a sentence

• 너무 늦었다.

  It's too late.

  In this sentence, '늦었다' is used as a past tense statement indicating a condition where something has missed an intended time or is delayed beyond its expected point.

• 우리는 회의에 늦었다.

  We were late to the meeting.

  Here, '늦었다' is used to express being tardy for an event or appointment, specifying the missed target timing as '회의에' (to the meeting).

• 아침에 늦었다고 말했어.

  I said I was late in the morning.

  In this example, '늦었다' is mentioned as part of a reported speech indicating tardiness earlier in the day, providing information about timing with '아침에' (in the morning).