Geç kalmaktan korktum.
- I was afraid I'd be late.
Tom geç kalmak istemiyor.
- Tom doesn't want to be late.
Gecikmek istemiyoruz.
- We don't want to be late.
Gecikmek istemiyorum.
- I don't want to be late.
... where by the time a child gets to school, it’s too late the brain has lost its capacity ...
... but in fact we are very late entrants. ...