Travel delays · Getting around
miss a connection
fail to catch the next transport
You miss a connection when you arrive too late for the next part of your journey.
This vs that
We missed our connection in Paris.
We lost our connection in the tunnel.
Hear it in real life
Are you going to make the flight?
Probably not. We've missed our connection from Manchester.
We missed our connection in Paris and had to wait four hours for the next train.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
Travellers normally use this short phrase when a delay makes them miss the next service.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I lost my connection at the station.
Say: I missed my connection at the station.
Use 'miss' when you fail to catch the next train, bus or flight.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
miss your connection
If the first train is late, you might miss your connection in Leeds.
We missed our connection and had to book a hotel for the night.
Travel delays words
Getting around · Travel delays: the words around “miss a connection”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
We missed our connection.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
miss a connection
fail to catch the next transport
“We missed our connection in Paris and had to wait four hours for the next train.”
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