A: "You said we could get there in 30 minutes.
B: "I didn't account for traffic.
Q. What does "I didn't account for traffic" mean here?
A complains because it has taken a very long time (much longer than a half hour) to get to their destination. B replies that when he did the calculation of 30 minutes, he did not consider that the traffic might cause a delay. In normal conditions, it would take 30 minutes or less.
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A complains because it has taken a very long time (much longer than a half hour) to get to their destination.
B replies that when he did the calculation of 30 minutes, he did not consider that the traffic might cause a delay. In normal conditions, it would take 30 minutes or less.