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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
In late October, the organization tasked with ensuring the reliability of New England’s grid warned of power shortages as soon as this winter, emphasizing the need to obtain dependable energy production.
Two years later he made his Test debut - perhaps fittingly - against Wales in Cardiff and has swiftly become a regular in the Springboks team.
Vance highlighted the case of an Afghan national, also evacuated to the US after the Taliban takeover, who was later charged with terrorism-related offences.
This observation — using a special kind of instrument — allowed astronomers to capture the initial shape of the explosion and analyse how it evolves in later stages.
Consumers who anticipate inflation sometimes spend now out of fear that prices will rise later.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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