The runs on “In Shallah” time, or “god willing.”  No one is truly expected to be on time. 

Public transport runs on its own schedule, so if you get a taxi after only fifteen to thirty minutes of waiting, you are in the right place at the right time. 

Social programs usually start two to four hours after their posted time.  School children are routinely thirty minutes to an hour late to school. 

State business runs on approximate time, the higher ranking the visitor the later they are entitled to be. 

Business meetings at private organizations run on a “tighter” schedule than public institutions, perhaps an hour or less later than the posted time, depending on setbacks from travel or weather.