late
late/lāt/
adjective
- doing something or taking place after the expected, proper, or usual time."his late arrival"synonyms: behind time, behind schedule, behind, behindhand, not on time, unpunctual, tardy, running late, overdue, long-overdue, delayed, long-delayed, belated, slow, dilatory
- belonging or taking place near the end of a particular time or period."they won the game with a late goal"
- (of a specified person) no longer alive."her late husband's grave"synonyms: dead, deceased, departed, lamented, passed on/away, lost, expired, gone, extinct, perished
adverb
- after the expected, proper, or usual time."she arrived late"synonyms: behind schedule, behind time, behindhand, unpunctually, belatedly, tardily, at the last minute, at the tail end, dilatorily, slowly, recently
- far on in time; toward the end of a period."it happened late in 1984"
- formerly but not now living or working in a specified place or institution."Captain Falconer, late of the British army"
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The meaning of LATE is coming or remaining after the due, usual, or proper time. How to use late in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Late.
adverb · after the usual or proper time, or after delay: to arrive late. · until after the usual time or hour; until an advanced hour, especially of the night:.
LATE meaning: 1. (happening or being) near the end of a period of time: 2. (happening or arriving) after the…. Learn more.
Synonyms for LATE: delayed, belated, behind, delinquent, tardy, latish, slow, overdue; Antonyms of LATE: early, premature, untimely, precocious, timely, ...
Late means after the expected time, or at the end of a certain period of time. if you're late for a movie, you get to the theater after the film's already ...
late in American English · 1. happening, coming, etc. · 2. a. · 3. happening, appearing, etc. · 4. having been so recently but not now · 5. having recently died.
late · adjective as in not on time. Compare Synonyms. Synonyms Antonyms. Strongest matches. last-minute, slow · adjective as in new. Compare Synonyms. Synonyms