It was recently revealed that New York 19 commuter trains pull out one minute after their scheduled departure time... hidden help for those who are always running just a little late.

最近有关消息披露，纽约市郊往返列车会比原定标准发车时间晚一分钟……无疑暗中帮助了那些总要晚那么一点点的乘客。

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But Tim Stokes, a BoltBus spokesman, said that on your scheduled departure date, you can catch a bus leaving before (or even after) your ticketed time if there’s a seat available.

BoltBus公司发言人 Tim Stokes说，“在你预定的出行时间里，如果临时有变化，那你也可以提前甚至延后出行的时间，只要你希望乘坐的车有空余座位就可以了。”

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Name change is allowed if the request is made outside of six (6) hours prior to the scheduled flight departure time.

如果更名要求是在航班计划起飞时刻前6小时提出的话是允许的。

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Hours before the scheduled departure time, she received an email from Carnival stating the vessel would leave late because of a propulsion problem.

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Media had gathered in Portimao, Portugal, at her scheduled departure time of 1200 GMT on Saturday, but there was no sign of Ms Dekker or her vessel.

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More than a day late, many coffees, and very little sleep later, the third time finally proved to be the charm -- more than 24 hours after our scheduled departure.

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