He didn’t arrive on time, so we started the meeting without him.

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If someone is consistently late, you might start the meeting without them.

Our team policy is to begin meetings promptly, even if someone is late.

Did the meeting start on time, or did you wait for everyone to arrive?

If he had called to let us know he'd be late, we might have waited.

His tardiness necessitated the commencement of the meeting in his absence.

He was late, so we just went ahead without him.

He didn't come on time, so we started without him.

To be present at the scheduled time.

To begin the meeting in the absence of a particular person.