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late
adjective as in not on time
Strongest matches
Weak matches
backward, behind, behind time, behindhand, belated, blown, delayed, dilatory, eleventh hour, gone, held up, hung up, in a bind, in the lurch, jammed, lagging, missed the boat, out of luck, overdue, postponed, put off, remiss, stayed, strapped, tardy, too late, unpunctual
adjective as in dead
adverb as in at the last minute
Strongest match
Weak matches
backward, behind, behind time, behindhand, dilatorily, unpunctual
Example Sentences
Some 25 years later, he's won his bet and then some.
The BBC understands the couple reconciled and married later that year.
The plans will then be worked on with Nato before EU leaders meet again later this month.
He was later sacked and Susan had nine complaints upheld by the Care Inspectorate.
The chain will open its first location in the city of L.A. later this year in Exposition Park, near USC, the company said in a news release earlier this month.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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