It's not okay to show up to events halfway through.
Karla has a friend who is hosting an important event and insists that she needs her to come.
Karla wants to make an appearance at the event.
Karla shows up on time and ends up attending the entire event.
Karla shows up to the event fairly late after half of it has passed already.
Karla's friend is happy to see her there and have her support.
Karla's friend is disappointed that she missed the beginning of the event.