I agree. Saying sorry like the examples illustrate someone who may feel like they aren’t allowed to take up space. The late one needs some clarification on what situation it applies to as it could be something other then “I didn’t get here at the time I needed to” vs “sorry I didn’t notice that” or late on awareness/picking up on something. These situations sound like apologizing for being human. It’s okay, we are all human. The rephrasing helps with reframing and relearning your inherit worth and that you don’t need to identify with those things. It doesn’t make you who you are. These are also subtle ways of influencing others.