If my friend doesn't arrive on usual time,then is the following phrase correct to say?

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> "*He has never been so late."*
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My concern was whether this phrase is usually spoken or not. First I thought I can say that, "He has never got this much late." But that is incorrect, I saw that from other source. So I wanted to know whether this phrase is correct or not? And do people usually use that?