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Da die alte Anfrage von 2007 gerade wieder hochgeholt worden ist ...
Hier, etwas südwestlich von Frankfurt / Main, rheinfränkischer Sprachraum, ist mir "Platz gefangen" noch nie untergekommen ... das "Platz vergangen" ist dagegen hier auch geläufig ...
You could say "you're late to the party". It's not dissimilar.
Maybe there's something with "musical chairs". Don't know what that's called in German.
@lutefisk: musical chairs ~ Reise nach Jerusalem
Dito zu #8.
@AGB, #7. Thanks. Could not remember that for the life of me. So odd the very different names for that between the languages.