late

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/leɪt/

adj 5adv 3noun 2

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, feel, seem

By the time we arrived at the party, it was already quite late.

make sb

ADV

extremely, really, very | a bit, fairly, a little, quite, rather, relatively

PREP

for

She apologized because she was late for the morning meeting.

She decided to learn to drive late in her twenties after her friends all got their licenses.

with

My daughter is always late with her homework assignments, which worries her teachers.

PHRASES

an hour, ten minutes, etc. late

Sarah arrived twenty minutes late to the meeting because of traffic.

leave it a bit/rather/very late

If you want to pass the exam, don't leave it very late to begin studying.

Definitions

adj

Near the end of a period of time.

The seedlings appeared to be coming along nicely until a late frost killed them.

The meeting is convened for late morning.

Specifically, near the end of the day.

It was getting late and I was tired.

Associated with the end of a period.

Late Latin is less fully inflected than classical Latin.

Not arriving or occurring until after an expected time.

The flowers were late in blooming because of the prolonged cold weather.

Panos was so late that he arrived at the meeting after Antonio, who had the excuse of being in hospital for most of the night.

Levied as a surcharge on a payment which has not arrived by a specified deadline.

The power company suspended late fees during the pandemic.

noun

A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place late in the day or at night.

At about 11 pm one night in Corporation Street my watch were on van patrol and Yellow Watch were on late as usual.

adv

After a deadline has passed, past a designated time.

We drove as fast as we could, but we still arrived late.

Formerly, especially in the context of service in a military unit.

Colonel Easterwood, late of the 34th Carbines, was a guest at the dinner party.

The Hendersons will all be there / Late of Pablo Fanque's Fair / What a scene!

Not long ago; just now, recently.

He ſhall doe this, or elſe I doe recant / The pardon that I late pronounced heere.

Tears of the widower, when he sees ⁠A late-lost form that sleep reveals, ⁠And moves his doubtful arms, and feels Her place is empty, fall like these; […]

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — after the expected or usual time

adverb — later than usual or than expected

belatedly
tardily

adverb — in the recent past

adverb — to an advanced time

deep

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

of late

In the recent past; recently; lately.

I have not visited them of late, but I hear they are doing well.

late model

Recently designed or fabricated; new.

He drove a late model Ford.

a day late and a dollar short

Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.

His apology was a day late and a dollar short.

as of late

Lately; recently.

You seem to be quite busy as of late.

it's never too late to mend

One is never too old to change one's ways; learning is always possible.

Example Bank

The seedlings appeared to be coming along nicely until a late frost killed them.

Wiktionary

The meeting is convened for late morning.

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It was getting late and I was tired.

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At about 11 pm one night in Corporation Street my watch were on van patrol and Yellow Watch were on late as usual.

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We drove as fast as we could, but we still arrived late.

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Colonel Easterwood, late of the 34th Carbines, was a guest at the dinner party.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, late is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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