If not, just wondering how the other pax managed to get to gate on time.....
Many casual ( i.e. not business or frequent ) travellers religously report to the gate at the time instructed at check-in, well ahead of the 'gate closing' time.
Of course this means that they then sit on hard seats or the floor for 30 minutes before being permitted to form a line and beg permission to board, but consider themselves 'on-time'.