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No legal consequences have been drawn from that late reply.
Sorry for late reply
First of all, I want to apologize for my killer late reply to this interview, hahaha.
I apologize for the late reply.
Thanks for the info and sorry for the late reply.
Late replies occur in all Member States but their frequency varies significantly between Member States.
Late replies' notifications were sent in 3 out of 57 cases not answered on time which were examined by the Court.
The statistics that are collected annually and presented in the SCAC meetings, reveal a problem of late replies.

sorry for the late hour, ike.
Sorry for the late start, but I see we have some very promising newcomers here this evening.
I apologize for the late reply.
Sorry for the late notice but I'm going away tomorrow.
Mrs. Corbett! I'm sorry for the late notice but I need the day after tomorrow off.
I'm sorry for the late response.
And I'm so sorry for the late notice.
I'm very sorry for the late delivery.