Sorting Out a Timezone Mix-up

8/23/2026beginner

Speakers

You

あなた

Elena

MLエンジニア（ギリシャ）

この場面について

海外の同僚とのミーティングをタイムゾーンの勘違いで逃してしまい、その埋め合わせと今後の対策を相談する場面

Summary (JP)

あなた（You）はギリシャ出身のMLエンジニア、Elenaとの1on1ミーティングに気づかず遅刻してしまいます。時差の勘違いが原因だったことがわかり、二人でお詫びと今後同じミスを防ぐための工夫について話し合います。最後は共有カレンダーに現地時間を表示する設定をすることで合意します。

会話

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You:

Hi Elena, I'm so sorry I'm ten minutes late.

Elena:

Oh, no worries at all. Is everything okay?

You:

Yes, I'm fine. I just made a mistake with the time zone.

Elena:

Ah, I see. That happens a lot between our two countries.

You:

I thought the meeting was at 10 AM my time, but it was actually 9.

Elena:

I understand. My calendar shows my time, not yours.

You:

Right, that's the problem. I should double-check next time.

Elena:

Maybe we can fix the calendar settings instead.

You:

That's a good idea. How do we do that?

Elena:

You can turn on a setting called local time. Then it shows your time zone too.

You:

Great, let's set that up for our shared calendar.

Elena:

Sounds good. I'll send you the link after this meeting.

You:

Thank you so much. I'll make it up to you by ending five minutes early today.

Elena:

Ha, no need, but I appreciate it. Let's just start now.

Vocabulary

mix-up

Meaning: 勘違い、混同

Example: There was a mix-up with the meeting time.

double-check

Meaning: もう一度確認する

Example: Please double-check the time before you leave.

time zone

Meaning: タイムゾーン、時間帯

Example: We are in different time zones.

apologize

Meaning: 謝る

Example: I want to apologize for being late.

no worries

Meaning: 気にしないで（大丈夫）

Example: No worries, it happens to everyone.

shared calendar

Meaning: 共有カレンダー

Example: Let's use a shared calendar for our meetings.

local time

Meaning: 現地時間

Example: The calendar can show your local time.

make it up to

Meaning: 埋め合わせをする

Example: I will make it up to you next time.

Quiz

1. Why was You late for the meeting?

2. How does Elena react when You apologizes?

3. What do they agree to do at the end?

4. What does You offer to do to make up for being late?

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