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late

[leyt] / leɪt /
ADJECTIVE
not on time
Synonyms
STRONGEST
last-minute slow
WEAK
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
Antonyms
WEAK
antique early live old old-fashioned on time prompt punctual
ADJECTIVE
new
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fresh recent
WEAK
advanced just out modern
Antonyms
STRONGEST
old
WEAK
antique early live old-fashioned on time prompt punctual
ADJECTIVE
dead
Synonyms
STRONGEST
old once past previous sometime
WEAK
asleep bygone cold deceased defunct departed erstwhile ex- exanimate extinct former inanimate lifeless onetime preceding quondam
Antonyms
STRONGEST
current future present
WEAK
antique early live old-fashioned on time prompt punctual
ADVERB
at the last minute
Synonyms
STRONGEST
slowly
STRONG
belatedly tardily
WEAK
backward behind behind time behindhand dilatorily unpunctual
Antonyms
WEAK
early on time punctually

Example Sentences

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On Thursday, the company disclosed that it had received a de-listing warning on April 6 from the Nasdaq because of the late filing.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

The younger Saavedra battled with his father in the late ’90s about changing the brand’s label to help it stand out on crowded shelves.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

He has made a late surge in the polls thanks to a large TikTok following.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

Edward - not his real name - says that late at night two tall men arrived with Adusah and went with him to room 112 where Charmain was staying.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

“If we wait till then to find out that our closets are lacking something essential, it’ll be too late to do anything about it, and that would be dumb.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam