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late
[ leyt ]
adjective
- occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: a late spring.
late frosts;
a late spring.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- continued until after the usual time or hour; protracted:
a late business meeting.
- near or at the end of day or well into the night:
a late hour.
- belonging to the time just before the present moment; most recent:
a late news bulletin;
The car is a late model, but I don't know the exact year.
- immediately preceding the present one; former:
the late attorney general.
- recently deceased:
the late Mr. Phipps.
- occurring at an advanced stage in life:
a late marriage.
- belonging to an advanced period or stage in the history or development of something:
the late phase of feudalism.
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:
to work late.
- at or to an advanced time, period, or stage:
The flowers keep their blossoms late in warm climates.
- recently but no longer:
a man late of Chicago, now living in Philadelphia.
late
/ ɪ /
adjective
- occurring or arriving after the correct or expected time
the train was late
- prenominal occurring, scheduled for, or being at a relatively advanced time
a late marriage
- prenominal towards or near the end
the late evening
- at an advanced time in the evening or at night
it was late
- prenominal occurring or being just previous to the present time
his late remarks on industry
- prenominal having died, esp recently
my late grandfather
- prenominal just preceding the present or existing person or thing; former
the late manager of this firm
- of laterecently; lately
adverb
- after the correct or expected time
he arrived late
- at a relatively advanced age
she married late
- recently; lately
as late as yesterday he was selling books
- late hoursrising and going to bed later than is usual
- late in the day
- at a late or advanced stage
- too late
Usage
Derived Forms
- ˈٱԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٱn noun
- v·ٱ adjective
- over·ٱn noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of late1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of late1
Idioms and Phrases
More idioms and phrases containing late
- at the latest
- better late than never
- Johnny-come-lately
- keep late hours
- of late
- the latest
- too little, too late
- later
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
One local holiday let owner said he saw Robbie driving a tractor with her co-star - although the agricultural vehicles were not invented until the late 19th Century.
Police were called to Ramsden Street in the town centre on Thursday and the boy was taken to hospital where he later died from a single stab wound to his neck.
They attempted to resuscitate him, but he was declared dead minutes later.
He settled in the Los Angeles area in 2006 and joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department two years later.
Years later she penned a poem called "Cold Semolina", recalling that as she tried to comfort her friend she was sent to stand in a corner.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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