Will not join the meeting or was not going to join ?

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If I want to say to someone that she is not going to join a meeting in an hour later, which one of the followings is correct ?

A) She replied me that she was not going to join the meeting in an hour later.
B) She replied me that she will not join the meeting in an hour later.

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Vincent
 

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She replied to me that she will not attend the meeting after an hour.

We speak the same language - Chinese.

Not a teacher.
 

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She replied to me that she will not attend the meeting after an hour.

We speak the same language - Chinese.

Not a teacher.

"After an hour" does not work there.
 

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The meeting is evidently happening in an hour. "After an hour" suggests that she will attend the meeting before an hour passes.
 

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If I want to say to someone that she is not going to join a meeting in an hour later, which one of the followings is correct ?

A) She replied me that she was not going to join the meeting in an hour later.
B) She replied me that she will not join the meeting in an hour later.

Thanks in advance!

Vincent

'She told me that she would not attend the meeting scheduled to begin in an hour".

There are many other possibilities.
 

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'She told me that she would not attend the meeting scheduled to begin in an hour".

There are many other possibilities.

So does it mean the phrase that follows should be in the past tense ? For example, it is incorrect to say:

"She told me that she will not attend the meeting scheduled to begin in an hour" ?

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So does it mean the phrase that follows should be in the past tense ? For example, it is incorrect to say:

"She told me that she will not attend the meeting scheduled to begin in an hour" ?
It is not incorrect - if we are one hour away from the meeting.
 
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