"i was afraid i might be late but in the event i was early" in German I was afraid I might be late, but in the event I was early. Ich hatte befürchtet, zu spät zu kommen, aber ich war dann sogar zu früh dran. Detailed translations for "i was afraid i might be late but in the event i was early" I was afraid I might be late, but in the event I was early. I was afraid I might be late, but in the event I was early. Ich hatte befürchtet, zu spät zu kommen, aber ich war dann sogar zu früh dran.