If a woman is running late because of matters she has to attend to on Friday afternoon, and gets home a little over half an hour or so before Shabbath, she must be very careful not to get into a possibility of desecrating Shabbath.
If she sees, therefore, that if she showers and changes, as is normally appropriate to do before lighting, there is a possibility of transgressing Shabbath, she should light the way she is, then change into her Shabbath clothes after lighting, and not take any chances on desecrating Shabbath. If she ordinarily prays Minha, she should pray before lighting, because Minha cannot be prayed after accepting Shabbath. This assumes that she will still have ample time to light. (See http://www.atorahminute.com/2010-11-05 )
Even though the lighting of the candles is the domain of the wife, if the husband sees that she is delayed in getting home, it is important for him to light and not be concerned that she might be upset that he did so.
(See Ben Ish Hai, 2nd year, Parashath Nowah, Oth 9. Kaf Hahayyim 263, Oth 35)
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