Imam Ibn Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) considered it disliked for someone to say, "The prayer left us." Rather, one should say, "We could not catch the prayer," and the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is more correct.

Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi Qatada: My father said, "While we were praying with the Prophet he heard the noise of some people. After the prayer he said, 'What is the matter?' They replied 'We were hurrying for the prayer.' He said, 'Do not make haste for the prayer, and whenever you come for the prayer, you should come with calmness, and pray whatever you get (with the people) and complete the rest which you have missed."