I'm sorry for being late for five minutes.

[Untaught88]

Hi,

Are these sentences correct?

1: I'm sorry for being late for five minutes.
2: I'm sorry for being five minutes late.

 

[MikeNewYork]

2. is correct. The first is not very natural.

 

[emsr2d2]

1 is incorrect. People aren't late "for" a period of time (unless you're talking about a habitual action).

I'm sorry for being late by five minutes.
I'm sorry for being five minutes late.

If you want to use "for", it would be something like:

He was late every day for six months.