Always late? You might be a ‘time optimist’ — here’s how to be more punctual

The train was cancelled. My car broke down. I had to stop and help an elderly woman across the road.

If you’re a chronically late person, you send one of these excuses to your friend/mum/employer at least once a week.

You don’t mean to be late – in fact, you hate it – but no matter how hard you try, you just can’t arrive on time.

So what’s going? Well, you might be a time optimist.

The phrase is…