I was delayed – something came up at home.

我耽搁了–家里有事意外发生。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

I meant to go to the meeting but something came up.

我本来要去开会的，可是有事耽搁了。

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Sorry, professor, but I'm going to have to opt out of the study session. Something came up and I need to run an errand.

抱歉，教授，我决定不参加这次学习讨论会了，因为我突然有件事情要办。

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You make excuses, such as: "There was traffic, " or "Something came up, " or "I was going to call you but I didn't want to be even more late. "

你会找借口，比如“堵车了”，或者“临时有事”，又或者“我本来想给你打电话的，可我觉得太晚了。”

youdao

You make excuses, such as: "There was traffic, " or "Something came up, " or "I was going to call you but I didn't want to be even more late. "

你会找借口，比如“堵车了”，或者“临时有事”，又或者“我本来想给你打电话的，可我觉得太晚了。”

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