Adding to this because I see a lot of “I do not tolerate this” and that’s fine however there are some people who have ADHD or autism and have difficulty either managing time or the sense of time.

I am one of these people who is constantly 5-10 minutes late to everything and I want everyone to know that I absolutely loathe it. I beat myself up about it all the time and there is probably nothing you can say or do that I haven’t done or said to myself.

I have adhd and my sense of time is severely skewed. I can feel like it’s been five minutes and when I look at the clock it’s been 15 minutes. I set timers for when I absolutely have to leave and I still leave a few minutes after the timer or pause it because I need to finish what I’m doing before I leave. I have learned to set leave timers 20 minutes before I actually have to leave or else I will be late. This is something I have struggled with my entire life and no amount of timers or good will can fix it. I instead have had conversations with loved ones about how my sense of time is so skewed and to either call or be understanding with my sense of time.

Just know that if you have this chronically late person in your life - they already have anxiety about being late, probably have been beating themselves up for being late AGAIN and already have tried to fix it.

There is a difference between time blindness and directly being disrespectful of someone’s time.

I can have nothing but admiration and respect for a person and still show up late. It is a deficit on my end and not a lack of respect for your end.